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- Remembering John Margolies - The Henry Ford remembers photographer John Margolies, whose work captures elements of America's essence and identity.
- June 01, 2016
- Collections - article
Remembering John Margolies
The Henry Ford remembers photographer John Margolies, whose work captures elements of America's essence and identity.
- Molding Ideas: Eames Trash Can Chair - A landmark prototype "trash can chair" in the collections of The Henry Ford reveals the origins of Ray and Charles Eames' quest to use modern, inexpensive materials to make furniture of extreme simplicity and affordability.
- April 21, 2014
- Collections - article
Molding Ideas: Eames Trash Can Chair
A landmark prototype "trash can chair" in the collections of The Henry Ford reveals the origins of Ray and Charles Eames' quest to use modern, inexpensive materials to make furniture of extreme simplicity and affordability.
- Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park Laboratory - Learn how Henry Ford rebuilt and recreated Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory on the grounds of Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
- September 01, 2014
- Collections - article
Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park Laboratory
Learn how Henry Ford rebuilt and recreated Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory on the grounds of Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
- Electricity? I’ll Take a Pound… - Thomas Edison's Chemical Meter was designed to keep track of customers' electricity usage—by weight.
- October 19, 2017
- Collections - article
Electricity? I’ll Take a Pound…
Thomas Edison's Chemical Meter was designed to keep track of customers' electricity usage—by weight.
- Windmills: Extracting Power from the Air - This engraving of Newport, Rhode Island, was published in London in 1831. The engraving features a picturesque view of the town, the shore, and a windmill. Newport was an early whaling town and played a pivotal role in the "Triangle Trade" of slaves, sugar, and rum. By the mid-19th century Newport was becoming a resort town for the wealthiest Americans.
- February 12, 2016
- Collections - Set
Windmills: Extracting Power from the Air
This engraving of Newport, Rhode Island, was published in London in 1831. The engraving features a picturesque view of the town, the shore, and a windmill. Newport was an early whaling town and played a pivotal role in the "Triangle Trade" of slaves, sugar, and rum. By the mid-19th century Newport was becoming a resort town for the wealthiest Americans.
- "An Industrial Epic:" Ford Motor Company's Institutional Message Advertising Campaign - In 1924-25, Ford Motor Company ran a series of sixteen dramatic advertisements in the <em>Saturday Evening Post</em> and <em>Country Gentleman</em> magazines. More in the vein of public relations statements than advertising, the campaign was designed to increase public awareness of the company's wide-ranging activities and explain its overall mission, rather than promote the Model T specifically.
- June 23, 2023
- Collections - Set
"An Industrial Epic:" Ford Motor Company's Institutional Message Advertising Campaign
In 1924-25, Ford Motor Company ran a series of sixteen dramatic advertisements in the Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman magazines. More in the vein of public relations statements than advertising, the campaign was designed to increase public awareness of the company's wide-ranging activities and explain its overall mission, rather than promote the Model T specifically.