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Henry Ford's work in the area of historic preservation. Construction of Ford Museum and Historical Greenfield Village
Henry Ford works on historical preservation project. McGuffey readers are seen. Sketch of Ford family farm in Springwells, Michigan. View of homestead at the farm, that Ford restores. He examines the farm's steam engine. The historic Wayside Inn, in Sudbury, Massachusetts, which Ford purchased to construct a community of historic buildings. View of the restored Botsford Inn,Detroit, Michigan, that Ford bought in 1924.View of Eagle Tavern, in Clinton, Michigan,before,and,after its purchase and restoration by Henry Ford. Concerned about need for additional buildings to house artifacts, Henry Ford consulting with Detroit architect,Robert O. Derrick (with mustache) and two other men. Derrick's plan for the Henry Ford museum is unrolled. It borrows from Independence Hall, Congress Hall, and the old City Hall in Philadelphia.Views of the Clock Tower and museum, as completed in 1929. A pictorial map of the Edison Institute Museum and Historical Greenfield Village, in Dearborn, Michigan. View of construction begun in 1927. Thomas A. Edison laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey, that Ford acquired for Greenfield Village. On a windy September 17, 1928, Thomas A. Edison steps from a car, and pauses before entering the doorway of his restored laboratory, in Greenfield Village. Henry and Mrs.Ford step from their car to quickly join him in the building.Edsel Ford and his wife, also follow. Inside the building, Edison officially open the site by starting a steam engine in the laboratory. Ford and Edison converse (Ford speaking close to Edison's ear, because he is hard of hearing). Later, Edison, in a cornerstone ceremony, imbeds, a shovel contributed by Luther Burbank, and then writes in cement of the cornerstone.Newspapers show coverage of the formal dedication of the museum and Greenfield village, October 21, 1929. Workers rushing the Village toward completion for that event. The Smithcreek Railroad depot is moved to the Village. Workers preparing installation of the depot.
The Ford Reliability Tour of 1929
Ford Commercial Airplane Reliability Tour at the Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan on October 5, 1929. Film opens showing two aviators in ten-gallon hats standing next to some airplanes parked on the Ford Airport in Detroit Michigan. The pilot on the left is E. W. Cleveland, known for his ten-gallon hat, which is filled with autographs and other written memorabilia pertaining to aviation. Camera shows several formations of biwing training airplanes flying over the field, and then focuses on the Texaco number 13 aircraft with pilot Frank M. Hawks in the cockpit shaking hands with someone seeing him off. Closeup of Hawks sitting upright in the cockpit. Next, his wife Edith Bowie Hawks is seen standing next to his airplane. He playfully touches her cheeks. Next a man is seen wearing a heavy fur coat with hood. He smiles for the camera and then heads into an airport building. The wind (natural or from propellers turning) causes some of the men to hold onto their hats. Views of several men and women and a child gathering in front of the corrugated fuselage of a passenger airplane. Film ends showing two men smiling and chatting with May Halzlip, one of the three women pilots in the tour, who is dressed in flying gear with helmet and goggles on top.
Formal dedication of the Edison Institute, Ford Museum, and Historical Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan
Huge crowd attending the dedication of the Edison Institute, Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, in Dearborn, Michigan, on a rainy October 21, 1929. The event includes a Jubilee of Lights, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Edison's electric light. People holding umbrellas, stand on platform of the Smithcreek Railroad depot, which has been moved to the village. Steam issues from antique locomotive parked on far track. An 1850 steam locomotive decorated with American flags, pulls a 3-car train into the depot, with its bell clanging. Secret Service agents step from the moving train to take up positions on the platform.U.S. President, Herbert Hoover, escorts Thomas Edison, down the steps of the train to the platform. Mrs. Hoover follows, along with Henry Ford, who moves quickly down the steps, as other notable guests also alight. The President, and Mrs. Hoover, along with Edison and Ford, enter a car and proceed in a motorcade through the city of Detroit. Tickertape is seen descending from the city buildings. A speaker stand at steps of City Hall is decorated in patriotic bunting and displays pictures of Hoover and Edison, and a sign reading: "Light's Golden Jubilee." Guests remaining at Greenfield village are taken on guided tours in horse-drawn carriages. Many who walk carry umbrellas. Among building seen are: An 1828 toll house and shoe shop;Blacksmith shop; a tintype studio of the 1880s; an 1830s post office and apothecary shop, from Phoenixville, Connecticut; the Clifton Inn, on the village green; a General store, from Waterford, Michigan; the Village Town Hall; and the Martha Mary Chapel. Interior of museum galleries, with guests in formal attire assembled for a candle light banquet, while at the Menlo Park exhibit, Edison, with assistant, Francis Jehl, re-enact the successful demonstration of a carbon filament electric light. At the same time, all electric lights in the museum and village are turned on. View of elaborate electric light chandelier illuminated.
Passengers aboard Stout airlines Ford Tri-motor passenger airplane; Ambassador Bridge under construction.
A male flight crew member inside a Stout Airlines Ford Tri-motor plane in the United States. He stands in the center aisle and adjusts luggage in overhead areas. View outside aircraft parked at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, as passengers board Stout Airlines Ford Tri-motor airplane NC9669 with name "Miss North Shore" (seen on nose) and "Stout Airlines - Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago" seen written on aircraft body. It is a a Ford type 5-AT-B. View of Ford Airport passenger terminal building in background. Plane taxis and takes off. The plane in flight. Interior cabin views while in flight as passengers inside the plane enjoy the view as they look out from the windows. Aerial view of aircraft in flight as seen from an adjacent flying aircraft (unseen). View of plane taking off again. Aircraft in flight over Detroit River. The Ambassador Bridge suspension bridge is seen, under construction, preparing to connect the USA and Canada between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
Snapshots of the River Rouge Ford Motor plant and the Benson Ford Freighter in Dearborn, Michigan.
Aerial views of the River Rouge Ford Motor plant in Dearborn,Michigan. Smoke rises from the tall chimneys of the plant and River Rouge visible in background. A freighter ship named Benson Ford at the dock .
Airplanes at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, United States.
Airplanes parked on a field at Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan,United States. Spectators along the edge of the field. Some people look from the roof of the hangar. Some people near the planes. A Ford Tri-Motor loaded. The Museum clock tower which is a replica of the Independence Hall in Philadelphia is seen in the background
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