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- Thomas Edison Asleep at the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, Snapshot by Henry Ford, 1896 - Henry Ford attended the 1896 meeting of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies in Brooklyn, New York, with camera in tow. During the convention, Ford captured several candid shots of his boyhood hero, Thomas Edison. He also had a personal encounter with Edison at a banquet -- a brief but encouraging landmark in the ambitious engineer's life.
- 1896
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Thomas Edison Asleep at the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, Snapshot by Henry Ford, 1896
Henry Ford attended the 1896 meeting of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies in Brooklyn, New York, with camera in tow. During the convention, Ford captured several candid shots of his boyhood hero, Thomas Edison. He also had a personal encounter with Edison at a banquet -- a brief but encouraging landmark in the ambitious engineer's life.
- Richart Wagon Shop Former Site after Its Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- September 01, 2002
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Richart Wagon Shop Former Site after Its Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Thomas Edison Statue before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- September 01, 2002
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Thomas Edison Statue before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Thomas Edison Statue Former Site after Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- September 01, 2002
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Thomas Edison Statue Former Site after Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Edison Illuminating Company Employees, Including Henry Ford, March 1893 - This photograph shows Henry Ford, third from the right in the top row, with a mustache and coveralls. By early 1894, Ford would be promoted to chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. Some of his coworkers -- including George Cato and Jim Bishop, pictured here -- helped Henry build his first horseless carriage, the Quadricycle.
- March 01, 1893
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Edison Illuminating Company Employees, Including Henry Ford, March 1893
This photograph shows Henry Ford, third from the right in the top row, with a mustache and coveralls. By early 1894, Ford would be promoted to chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. Some of his coworkers -- including George Cato and Jim Bishop, pictured here -- helped Henry build his first horseless carriage, the Quadricycle.
- Henry Ford When Employed by Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit, March 1893 - In 1891, Henry Ford left his small lumber business to work as a night engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. By early 1894, he would be promoted to chief engineer. While working at the Edison Illuminating Company, Ford was also building his first horseless carriage, the Quadricycle, with the help of some of his coworkers.
- March 01, 1893
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Henry Ford When Employed by Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit, March 1893
In 1891, Henry Ford left his small lumber business to work as a night engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. By early 1894, he would be promoted to chief engineer. While working at the Edison Illuminating Company, Ford was also building his first horseless carriage, the Quadricycle, with the help of some of his coworkers.
- Ed "Spider" Huff at Work at Edison Illuminating Company, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1896 - Ed "Spider" Huff, seen in this photograph taken about 1896, collaborated with Henry Ford on his early automotive efforts. Huff worked with Ford at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit.
- circa 1896
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Ed "Spider" Huff at Work at Edison Illuminating Company, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1896
Ed "Spider" Huff, seen in this photograph taken about 1896, collaborated with Henry Ford on his early automotive efforts. Huff worked with Ford at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit.
- Gunsolly Carding Mill Being Relocated during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, October 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- October 01, 2002
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Gunsolly Carding Mill Being Relocated during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, October 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Gunsolly Carding Mill Being Relocated during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, October 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- October 01, 2002
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Gunsolly Carding Mill Being Relocated during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, October 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Joseph Patrick Callan, Former Employee of Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit -
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Joseph Patrick Callan, Former Employee of Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit