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- Henry Ford - Retired curator of transportation at The Henry Ford, Bob Casey admits that he is fascinated with the way Ford approached life. "He was one of these people who didn't take a job because he knew how to do it," says Casey during this lengthy video interview. "He often took jobs because he didn't know how to do them, and they were opportunities to learn. It's a very gutsy way to learn."
- May 20, 2011
- Collections - Video
Henry Ford
Retired curator of transportation at The Henry Ford, Bob Casey admits that he is fascinated with the way Ford approached life. "He was one of these people who didn't take a job because he knew how to do it," says Casey during this lengthy video interview. "He often took jobs because he didn't know how to do them, and they were opportunities to learn. It's a very gutsy way to learn."
- Henry Ford - The Quadricycle was Henry Ford's first attempt to build a gasoline-powered automobile. It utilized commonly available materials: angle iron for the frame, a leather belt and chain drive for the transmission, and a buggy seat. Ford had to devise his own ignition system. He sold his Quadricycle for $200, then used the money to build his second car.
- October 16, 2015
- Collections - Set
Henry Ford
The Quadricycle was Henry Ford's first attempt to build a gasoline-powered automobile. It utilized commonly available materials: angle iron for the frame, a leather belt and chain drive for the transmission, and a buggy seat. Ford had to devise his own ignition system. He sold his Quadricycle for $200, then used the money to build his second car.
- Henry Ford II, Anne Ford, Charlotte Ford, Eleanor Ford, and Edsel Ford, 1943 - Edsel and Eleanor Ford posed with their daughter-in-law Anne, their granddaughter Charlotte, and their son Henry Ford II in 1943. When Edsel Ford passed away that May, Henry Ford II was released from the Navy so that he could return to Detroit to prepare for his eventual appointment to Ford Motor Company's presidency.
- 1943
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford II, Anne Ford, Charlotte Ford, Eleanor Ford, and Edsel Ford, 1943
Edsel and Eleanor Ford posed with their daughter-in-law Anne, their granddaughter Charlotte, and their son Henry Ford II in 1943. When Edsel Ford passed away that May, Henry Ford II was released from the Navy so that he could return to Detroit to prepare for his eventual appointment to Ford Motor Company's presidency.
- Henry Ford's Boyhood Workbench inside Ford Home (Henry Ford's Birthplace), circa 1934 - Henry Ford first developed his mechanical skills by repairing watches for friends and neighbors. Young Ford never took a fee; he was content with the experience he gained. When his father insisted that Henry should be charging for his services, the boy instead resorted to making his repairs in secret, toiling late at night at a workbench in his bedroom.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford's Boyhood Workbench inside Ford Home (Henry Ford's Birthplace), circa 1934
Henry Ford first developed his mechanical skills by repairing watches for friends and neighbors. Young Ford never took a fee; he was content with the experience he gained. When his father insisted that Henry should be charging for his services, the boy instead resorted to making his repairs in secret, toiling late at night at a workbench in his bedroom.
- The Ford Pipers - Henry Ford sponsored a number of Ford Motor Company employee bands, one of which was a group of Scottish and Irish pipers and drummers. The Ford Pipe Band, also known as the Ford Kiltie Band, was formed in 1932.
- March 17, 2015
- Collections - article
The Ford Pipers
Henry Ford sponsored a number of Ford Motor Company employee bands, one of which was a group of Scottish and Irish pipers and drummers. The Ford Pipe Band, also known as the Ford Kiltie Band, was formed in 1932.
- Lesson: Henry Ford - Henry Ford (far right) joined Edison Illuminating Company as a night engineer in September 1891. By mid-1894 he had been promoted to chief engineer. It was during his time here that Ford built his first automobile, the 1896 Quadricycle. Ford resigned from Edison Illuminating Company in August 1899 to devote himself full time to the budding automotive industry.
- March 12, 2010
- Collections - Set
Lesson: Henry Ford
Henry Ford (far right) joined Edison Illuminating Company as a night engineer in September 1891. By mid-1894 he had been promoted to chief engineer. It was during his time here that Ford built his first automobile, the 1896 Quadricycle. Ford resigned from Edison Illuminating Company in August 1899 to devote himself full time to the budding automotive industry.
- Henry Ford: Youth - Henry Ford began restoration of his Dearborn, Michigan, birthplace in 1919. He repaired or replaced the farm buildings and filled the small, white clapboard house with original or similar furnishings he remembered from his boyhood. He dedicated the restoration to the memory of his beloved mother, Mary Litogot Ford, who died in 1876. In 1944, the house and outbuildings were moved to Greenfield Village.
- March 23, 2013
- Collections - Set
Henry Ford: Youth
Henry Ford began restoration of his Dearborn, Michigan, birthplace in 1919. He repaired or replaced the farm buildings and filled the small, white clapboard house with original or similar furnishings he remembered from his boyhood. He dedicated the restoration to the memory of his beloved mother, Mary Litogot Ford, who died in 1876. In 1944, the house and outbuildings were moved to Greenfield Village.
- Henry Ford: Vagabonds - President Harding, on the left, joined Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone on one of their yearly camping trips. This photograph shows the men horseback riding in Maryland during their trip in 1921.
- March 22, 2013
- Collections - Set
Henry Ford: Vagabonds
President Harding, on the left, joined Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone on one of their yearly camping trips. This photograph shows the men horseback riding in Maryland during their trip in 1921.
- Henry Ford: Soybeans - Henry Ford believed that industry and agriculture should complement one another. In the 1930s, he pursued soybeans as a crop that might unite the two. Ford built a soybean laboratory in Greenfield Village. Experiments there led to the use of some soy-based oils and plastics in Ford Motor Company vehicles.
- March 22, 2013
- Collections - Set
Henry Ford: Soybeans
Henry Ford believed that industry and agriculture should complement one another. In the 1930s, he pursued soybeans as a crop that might unite the two. Ford built a soybean laboratory in Greenfield Village. Experiments there led to the use of some soy-based oils and plastics in Ford Motor Company vehicles.
- Henry Ford: Portraits - This was a pivotal time in Henry Ford's life. Ford, in his early 40s, urged his Ford Motor Company partners to support production of a "light, low-priced car," believing higher sales would increase profits. The introduction of the Model N in 1906 proved him right. It was more affordable than previous models and quickly became America's bestselling car.
- April 03, 2013
- Collections - Set
Henry Ford: Portraits
This was a pivotal time in Henry Ford's life. Ford, in his early 40s, urged his Ford Motor Company partners to support production of a "light, low-priced car," believing higher sales would increase profits. The introduction of the Model N in 1906 proved him right. It was more affordable than previous models and quickly became America's bestselling car.