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- Schoolboys Following a Benz Automobile, circa 1901 - This photograph, taken about 1901, shows a group of inquisitive schoolboys attracted to a Benz automobile. Karl Benz of Germany developed the world's first practical gasoline-powered automobile in 1885.
- circa 1901
- Collections - Artifact
Schoolboys Following a Benz Automobile, circa 1901
This photograph, taken about 1901, shows a group of inquisitive schoolboys attracted to a Benz automobile. Karl Benz of Germany developed the world's first practical gasoline-powered automobile in 1885.
- Girard College Boys with Tractor, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. Ford hosted many special guests during the two-year event--including this energetic group of students, who numbered among the reported 15 million fairgoers to visit the company's exposition.
- October 06, 1939
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Girard College Boys with Tractor, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. Ford hosted many special guests during the two-year event--including this energetic group of students, who numbered among the reported 15 million fairgoers to visit the company's exposition.
- Girard College Boys at Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. Ford hosted many special guests during the two-year event--including this energetic group of students, who numbered among the reported 15 million fairgoers to visit the company's exposition.
- October 06, 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Girard College Boys at Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. Ford hosted many special guests during the two-year event--including this energetic group of students, who numbered among the reported 15 million fairgoers to visit the company's exposition.
- Girard College Boys at Menlo Park Machine Shop Exhibit, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company executives knew only 1 in 5 Americans would attend the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. They planned for even fewer to visit the Ford exposition, and allocated more than $300,000 to publicize Ford's involvement at the fair. To ensure national coverage, a dedicated Press Department regularly distributed photographs of the Ford exhibit to thousands of publications across the country.
- October 06, 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Girard College Boys at Menlo Park Machine Shop Exhibit, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company executives knew only 1 in 5 Americans would attend the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. They planned for even fewer to visit the Ford exposition, and allocated more than $300,000 to publicize Ford's involvement at the fair. To ensure national coverage, a dedicated Press Department regularly distributed photographs of the Ford exhibit to thousands of publications across the country.
- H. J. Heinz Company, Weaving at the Covode House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910 - The H.J. Heinz Company was at the forefront of employee welfare during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Amenities such as a gymnasium, swimming pool, and large dining rooms supported a strong company culture. Employees and their families were also encouraged to participate in self-improvement classes. Here, boys are seen weaving in the Covode House, a boys' club in the H.J. Heinz main plant.
- circa 1910
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H. J. Heinz Company, Weaving at the Covode House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910
The H.J. Heinz Company was at the forefront of employee welfare during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Amenities such as a gymnasium, swimming pool, and large dining rooms supported a strong company culture. Employees and their families were also encouraged to participate in self-improvement classes. Here, boys are seen weaving in the Covode House, a boys' club in the H.J. Heinz main plant.