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- Ford Motor Company Advertising and 5 Influential Artists - Known as the “Golden Age of Illustration,” the decades surrounding the turn of the 20th century were a prosperous time to be an artist in the business of illustration.
- January 09, 2024
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Ford Motor Company Advertising and 5 Influential Artists
Known as the “Golden Age of Illustration,” the decades surrounding the turn of the 20th century were a prosperous time to be an artist in the business of illustration.
- Edsel Ford and the National Park Service: Part 3 - Discover how Edsel Ford and his friend John D. Rockefeller, Jr., were involved in early philanthropy around the Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah National Parks.
- September 14, 2016
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Edsel Ford and the National Park Service: Part 3
Discover how Edsel Ford and his friend John D. Rockefeller, Jr., were involved in early philanthropy around the Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah National Parks.
- Edsel Ford and the National Park Service - Often described as altruistic, sensible, reserved, and modest, Edsel Ford would channel his family's money into countless philanthropies, including America's national parks.
- September 07, 2016
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Edsel Ford and the National Park Service
Often described as altruistic, sensible, reserved, and modest, Edsel Ford would channel his family's money into countless philanthropies, including America's national parks.
- Edsel Ford and the National Park Service: Part 2 - After Edsel Ford discovered his property in Maine adjoined the property of national park benefactor John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the two men would become good friends and philanthropic partners.
- September 08, 2016
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Edsel Ford and the National Park Service: Part 2
After Edsel Ford discovered his property in Maine adjoined the property of national park benefactor John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the two men would become good friends and philanthropic partners.
- Uncovering Medical Innovations in the Collections - Discover what we found when we combed through The Henry Ford’s collections looking for artifacts that were medically innovative.
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- July 29, 2016
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Uncovering Medical Innovations in the Collections
Discover what we found when we combed through The Henry Ford’s collections looking for artifacts that were medically innovative.
- Inspiration in the Thomas Edison Time Cards - Take a look at time cards punched by American inventor Thomas Edison, showing 90-, 100-, and even 110-hour workweeks.
- March 23, 2015
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Inspiration in the Thomas Edison Time Cards
Take a look at time cards punched by American inventor Thomas Edison, showing 90-, 100-, and even 110-hour workweeks.
- #Architecture That Houses #Creativity - A letter from George Washington Carver to Henry Ford allows us to to catch a glimpse of Carver's remarkable creativity, from his use of elm as ink to the depth and detail of his hand-drawn picture.
- March 26, 2015
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#Architecture That Houses #Creativity
A letter from George Washington Carver to Henry Ford allows us to to catch a glimpse of Carver's remarkable creativity, from his use of elm as ink to the depth and detail of his hand-drawn picture.
- Connecting to the Natural World - We provide stories of a few makers and doers whose connection to the natural world might just help you step back, admire, reconnect, and recharge--even (or perhaps especially) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- April 08, 2020
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Connecting to the Natural World
We provide stories of a few makers and doers whose connection to the natural world might just help you step back, admire, reconnect, and recharge--even (or perhaps especially) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The Economics of Nonviolent Protest - Beginning in 1948, the white-majority National Party of South Africa began codifying the harsh systems of racial segregation that had existed in South Africa since its colonization. Known as apartheid, this institutionalized segregation mobilized a n
- November 15, 2023
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The Economics of Nonviolent Protest
Beginning in 1948, the white-majority National Party of South Africa began codifying the harsh systems of racial segregation that had existed in South Africa since its colonization. Known as apartheid, this institutionalized segregation mobilized a n
- The Politics of a Press - During the 1920s, Henry Ford’s rampant collecting of Americana, which would become the basis of his museum’s collection, led him to pursue artifacts with compelling provenances attached to some of America's most fabled figures.
- November 30, 2023
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The Politics of a Press
During the 1920s, Henry Ford’s rampant collecting of Americana, which would become the basis of his museum’s collection, led him to pursue artifacts with compelling provenances attached to some of America's most fabled figures.