| 3 | Title: | Tank School Manuals, 1943  | | | | Accession: | 753 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Tank School Manuals. The entire carton contains de-duplications of a single manual, "Restricted Instructor's Outline for Student Guide Ford Tank Engine School, Model GAA V8 Engine", prepared by Ford Motor in cooperation with Ordinance Dept. of U.S. Army, July, 1943. July 1943. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 7 | Title: | Thomas A. Edison collection, 1860-1980 (bulk 1860-1950) | | | | Accession: | 1630 | | | | Creator: | Benson Ford Research Center. | | | | Abstract: | Thomas A. Edison was a great American inventor, applying for 1,093 patents during his lifetime. The collection includes correspondence, drawings, notes, financial records, artifacts, photographs and negatives concerning his work, family, associates and relationship with Henry Ford. | | | | Subjects: | Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 | Edison family | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Jehl, Francis, 1860-1941 | Latimer, Lewis Howard, 1848-1928 | Edison Pioneers | Henry Ford (Organization) | Menlo Park Laboratory | Light’s Golden Jubilee (1929) | Electric engineers | Historic buildings | Inventors--United States | Inventions | Incandescent lamps | Sound recording industry | Correspondence | Financial records | Maps | Negatives | Patents | Photographs | Photograph albums | Scrapbooks | Sketches | Technical drawings | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 10 | Title: | Toaster Museum Foundation Collection | | | | Accession: | 2008.122 | | | | Creator: | Toaster Museum Foundation | | | | Abstract: | Toasters, in some form, have been a part of kitchen wares for centuries. Because of this, changes in their design, construction, and materials can be easily noticed. This collection from the Toaster Museum Foundation reflects the changes in this ubiquitous appliance, especially over the 20th Century. This collection includes advertisements, trade and retail catalogs, reports, magazine articles, trade cards, cartoons, greeting cards, leaflets, pamphlets, cooking information, and museum signage all related to toasters or the museum. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 12 | Title: | Tom Lilley Records Series, 1947-1950 | | | | Accession: | 472 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Ford Division | | | | Abstract: | The Tom Lilley records series consists of cost analysis reports, working papers, meeting minutes, presentation reports, and correspondence from the office Tom Lilly, Manager of the Financial Analysis Department until moving to the Ford International Division in 1950. The material relates to cost analysis and financial forecasting for Ford Division production programs and product development during an important period of time as the company emerged from wartime production and struggled to regain its position in the American automotive industry. | | | | Subjects: | Lilley, Tom, 1912-1981 | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 14 | Title: | Topical for Henry Ford series, 1918-1930 | | | | Accession: | 34 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department. | | | | Abstract: | The series contains two subseries: the General photograph albums subseries and the Camping albums subseries. The General photograph albums subseries contains photographs of Henry Ford's mother's family, Fair Lane, and the ships M/S Henry Ford II and M/S Benson Ford. The Camping subseries contains photographs of Henry Ford's camping excursions with Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Benson, 1919-1978 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943--Travel | Ford, Clara Bryant, 1966-1950--Travel | Burroughs, John, 1837-1921--Travel | Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933--Travel | Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931--Travel | Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Travel | Ford family | Litogot family | Litogot, Sapharia, 1833-1878 | Mayo, William Benson, 1866-1944 | Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department | Ford Motor Company. Marine operations | Henry Ford II (Ship) | Benson Ford (Ship) | Ford Fleet | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.) | Cargo ships | Santa Claus | Shipping--Great Lakes | Christmas | Camping | Automobile travel | Vacations | Waterwheels | Ford automobile | Packard automobile | Photographers | Locomotives | Horsemanship | Tractors | Fishing | Carts & wagons | Dearborn (Mich.) | Upper Peninsula (Mich.) | Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) | Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) | Photographs | Photograph albums | Photographic prints | Genealogies | Portraits | Group portraits | Negatives | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 24 | Title: | Tucker Automobile Photographs Collection, 1946-1963 | | | | Accession: | 2010.88 | | | | Creator: | Tucker Corporation | | | | Abstract: | Collection consists primarily of 26 photographic prints showing the Tucker automobile in modeling and production stages; Preston Tucker selling a car to General Wainwright; and the final product on display at automobile shows and on State Street in Chicago, Illinois. Also included is a photo of the Tucker Torpedo Special with driver George Barringer at the Indianapolis Speedway. Images date circa 1946-1948. In addition to photographs, the collection contains car labels from auto shows; a Tucker article from a 1960 magazine; and an ad from the May 1963 issue of Motor Trend describing Ford Motor Company use of Tucker front wheel drive principles in the new Thunderbird. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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