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- Ford Rotunda Construction Site, Dearborn, Michigan, July 31, 1935 - After the Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from that fair back to Dearborn. From 1936 to 1962, Ford recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This photo, from July 31, 1935, shows the Ford Rotunda being constructed in Dearborn.
- July 31, 1935
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Ford Rotunda Construction Site, Dearborn, Michigan, July 31, 1935
After the Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from that fair back to Dearborn. From 1936 to 1962, Ford recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This photo, from July 31, 1935, shows the Ford Rotunda being constructed in Dearborn.
- Constructing Logan County Courthouse after Its Relocation to Greenfield Village, September 26, 1929 -
- September 26, 1929
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Constructing Logan County Courthouse after Its Relocation to Greenfield Village, September 26, 1929
- Menlo Park Compound Construction Site in Greenfield Village, January 1929 - In 1928, Henry Ford commissioned a painstaking reconstruction of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory for Greenfield Village. Researchers referenced photographs and reminiscences from Edison's early employees, and crews incorporated salvaged materials and original structures from the laboratory's long-abandoned New Jersey site. Construction was completed by October 1929, when Ford dedicated his museum and village as the Edison Institute of Technology.
- January 28, 1929
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Menlo Park Compound Construction Site in Greenfield Village, January 1929
In 1928, Henry Ford commissioned a painstaking reconstruction of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory for Greenfield Village. Researchers referenced photographs and reminiscences from Edison's early employees, and crews incorporated salvaged materials and original structures from the laboratory's long-abandoned New Jersey site. Construction was completed by October 1929, when Ford dedicated his museum and village as the Edison Institute of Technology.
- Workmen Preparing the Site for Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Greenfield Village, April 17, 1928 -
- April 17, 1928
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Workmen Preparing the Site for Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Greenfield Village, April 17, 1928
- Panorama of Menlo Park Compound Construction Site, Greenfield Village, 1928-1929 - In 1928, Henry Ford commissioned a painstaking reconstruction of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory for Greenfield Village. Researchers referenced photographs and reminiscences from Edison's early employees, and crews incorporated salvaged materials and original structures from the laboratory's long-abandoned New Jersey site. Construction was completed by October 1929, when Ford dedicated his museum and village as the Edison Institute of Technology.
- 1928-1929
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Panorama of Menlo Park Compound Construction Site, Greenfield Village, 1928-1929
In 1928, Henry Ford commissioned a painstaking reconstruction of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory for Greenfield Village. Researchers referenced photographs and reminiscences from Edison's early employees, and crews incorporated salvaged materials and original structures from the laboratory's long-abandoned New Jersey site. Construction was completed by October 1929, when Ford dedicated his museum and village as the Edison Institute of Technology.
- Construction Progress, Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Charlotte, North Carolina, January 26, 1924 - Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. Assembling automobiles closer to regional markets reduced shipping costs -- parts were cheaper to ship than completed automobiles. Ford established a branch in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1914. Ten years later the company built a modern one-story assembly plant designed by Albert Kahn. Automobile assembly ceased at this plant in 1933.
- January 26, 1924
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Construction Progress, Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Charlotte, North Carolina, January 26, 1924
Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. Assembling automobiles closer to regional markets reduced shipping costs -- parts were cheaper to ship than completed automobiles. Ford established a branch in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1914. Ten years later the company built a modern one-story assembly plant designed by Albert Kahn. Automobile assembly ceased at this plant in 1933.
- Construction Progress, Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Buffalo, New York, September 30, 1930 - Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in major American cities. Ford's first plant in Buffalo, New York, opened in 1915. Operations moved to a larger facility on Buffalo's Fuhrmann Boulevard in 1931. The Fuhrmann Assembly Plant closed in 1958.
- September 30, 1930
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Construction Progress, Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Buffalo, New York, September 30, 1930
Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in major American cities. Ford's first plant in Buffalo, New York, opened in 1915. Operations moved to a larger facility on Buffalo's Fuhrmann Boulevard in 1931. The Fuhrmann Assembly Plant closed in 1958.
- Panorama of Menlo Park Compound Construction Site, Greenfield Village, 1928-1929 - In 1928, Henry Ford commissioned a painstaking reconstruction of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory for Greenfield Village. Researchers referenced photographs and reminiscences from Edison's early employees, and crews incorporated salvaged materials and original structures from the laboratory's long-abandoned New Jersey site. Construction was completed by October 1929, when Ford dedicated his museum and village as the Edison Institute of Technology.
- 1928-1929
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Panorama of Menlo Park Compound Construction Site, Greenfield Village, 1928-1929
In 1928, Henry Ford commissioned a painstaking reconstruction of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory for Greenfield Village. Researchers referenced photographs and reminiscences from Edison's early employees, and crews incorporated salvaged materials and original structures from the laboratory's long-abandoned New Jersey site. Construction was completed by October 1929, when Ford dedicated his museum and village as the Edison Institute of Technology.
- Panorama of Menlo Park Compound Construction Site, Greenfield Village, January 24, 1929 - In 1928, Henry Ford commissioned a painstaking reconstruction of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory for Greenfield Village. Researchers referenced photographs and reminiscences from Edison's early employees, and crews incorporated salvaged materials and original structures from the laboratory's long-abandoned New Jersey site. Construction was completed by October 1929, when Ford dedicated his museum and village as the Edison Institute of Technology.
- January 24, 1929
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Panorama of Menlo Park Compound Construction Site, Greenfield Village, January 24, 1929
In 1928, Henry Ford commissioned a painstaking reconstruction of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory for Greenfield Village. Researchers referenced photographs and reminiscences from Edison's early employees, and crews incorporated salvaged materials and original structures from the laboratory's long-abandoned New Jersey site. Construction was completed by October 1929, when Ford dedicated his museum and village as the Edison Institute of Technology.
- Panorama of Menlo Park Compound Construction Site, Greenfield Village, February 23, 1929 - In 1928, Henry Ford commissioned a painstaking reconstruction of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory for Greenfield Village. Researchers referenced photographs and reminiscences from Edison's early employees, and crews incorporated salvaged materials and original structures from the laboratory's long-abandoned New Jersey site. Construction was completed by October 1929, when Ford dedicated his museum and village as the Edison Institute of Technology.
- February 23, 1929
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Panorama of Menlo Park Compound Construction Site, Greenfield Village, February 23, 1929
In 1928, Henry Ford commissioned a painstaking reconstruction of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory for Greenfield Village. Researchers referenced photographs and reminiscences from Edison's early employees, and crews incorporated salvaged materials and original structures from the laboratory's long-abandoned New Jersey site. Construction was completed by October 1929, when Ford dedicated his museum and village as the Edison Institute of Technology.