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1	Title:	General Photographs series, 1913-1954	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	833
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department.
	Abstract:	Ford Motor Company photographers recorded the company’s manufacturing work and contributions to innovation around the nation and world. This series contains photographic prints and negatives created by the company’s first photographic department.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. \| Ford family \| Kahlo, Frida, 1907- \| Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 \| Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957 \| Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department. \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant. \| Ford Motor Company. Marine operations. \| Ford Motor Company--Buildings. \| Ford Motor Company--Employees. \| Ford Motor Company--Executives. \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Ford Village Industries. \| Henry Ford Trade School. \| Dearborn Inn (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Detroit Institute of Arts \| Ford Fleet. \| Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Henry Ford Hospital. \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Assembly line methods \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry workers \| Automobile factories \| Automobile dealers \| Aircraft industry \| Factories--Design and construction \| Aircraft industry \| Airplanes \| Buses \| Ford automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Cargo ships \| Industry and education \| Industrial buildings \| Photographers \| Power-plants \| Radio--History \| Rubber industry and trade \| Service stations \| Soybean products \| Tractors \| Trucks \| Vehicles, Military \| Women automobile industry workers \| African American automobile industry workers \| Photographs. \| Photographic prints \| Portraits. \| Group portraits. \| Negatives (Photographic)
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2	Title:	Chronological Information Files subseries, 1863-1958	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	902
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives. Oral History Section.
	Abstract:	Owen W. Bombard headed the Oral History Section of the Ford Motor Company in the 1950s. The Chronological Information Files subseries contains chronological histories of Ford Motor Company and the life and interests of Henry Ford.
	Subjects:	Bombard, Owen W., 1922- \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford family \| Ford Motor Company. Archives. Oral History Section. \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile factories \| Assembly-line methods \| Automobile industry workers \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Ford Motor Company--Industrial relations \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations \| Industry and education \| Aircraft industry \| Industrialists \| Oral history \| Pacifism \| Philanthropists \| Radio--History \| Camping \| Chronologies
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3	Title:	Subject Information Files subseries, 1863-1958 (bulk 1950-1956)	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	903
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives. Oral History Section.
	Abstract:	Owen W. Bombard headed the Oral History Section at Ford Motor Company in the 1950s. The Subject information files subseries contains reference and topical files created by Bombard and his staff.
	Subjects:	Bombard, Owen W., 1922- \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford family \| Ford Motor Company. Archives. Oral History Section. \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile factories \| Assembly-line methods \| Automobile industry workers \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Ford Motor Company--Industrial relations \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations \| Industry and education \| Aircraft industry \| Industrialists \| Oral history \| Pacifism \| Philanthropists \| Radio--History \| Camping \| Chronologies
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4	Title:	Topical Photographic Prints in Binders series, circa 1903-1960	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	1854
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company Archives
	Abstract:	This series is a reference tool created by Ford Motor Company Archives staff prior to 1965. It contains photographic reproductions of continuous tone photographs, documents and printed materials.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford family \| Ford Motor Company--Archives. \| Ford Motor Company--History. \| Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village. \| Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum. \| Ford Times \| Canadian Ford Times \| Advertising--Automobiles \| Automobile industry and trade \| Aircraft industry \| Assembly-line methods \| Automobile racing \| Automobile travel \| Automobiles--Social aspects \| Celebrities \| Ford Model T automobile \| Ford Model A automobile \| Ford automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Lincoln Continental automobile \| Mercury Zephyr automobile \| Ford trucks \| Roads \| Ford Zephyr automobiles \| Lincoln Zephyr automobile \| Portraits \| Photographs
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5	Title:	Northern Michigan Operations photographs series, 1920-1951	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	270
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department.
	Abstract:	In the 1920s Ford Motor Company constructed what was at the time the worlds largest sawmill complex in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Iron Mountain plant supplied automobile body parts and wood patterns for the production of aircraft, ships, railroad cars, and mining trams. The photographs in this series serve to visually document Ford Motor Company production methods, as well as sawmill production, lumber manufacturing, and logging camp life.
	Subjects:	Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department. \| Ford Motor Company--Buildings. \| Assembly-line methods \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry workers \| Automobile factories \| Industrial buildings \| Automobiles--Design and construction. \| Iron mines and mining--Michigan \| Iron Industry \| Logging--Michigan. \| Lumbering--Michigan \| Lumber camps \| Lumbermen \| Power-plants \| Sawmills--Michigan. \| Station wagons \| Woodies (Automobiles) \| Wood in automobiles \| Gliders (Aeronautics) \| Aircraft industry \| Chemical plants--Michigan. \| Charcoal \| World War, 1939-1945 \| Waste products \| Shipping--Michigan. \| Big Bay (Mich.) \| Iron Mountain (Mich.) \| Pequaming (Mich.) \| Sidnaw (Mich.) \| Upper Peninsula (Mich.) \| Photograph albums. \| Photographs. \| Photographic prints \| Maps. \| Negatives.
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6	Title:	Photographs For The Company series, 1918-1954	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	189
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department.
	Abstract:	The series is comprised of photographic prints and negatives created by the Ford Motor Company Engineering Photographic Department. Subjects include the engineering and design on Ford Motor Company automobiles, tractors and airplanes, as well as factories, celebrities and other Ford interests. NOTE: This PDF formatted document is quite large, may take some time to open and/or download.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 \| Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Ford Village Industries \| Sialia (Ship) \| Aircraft industry \| Aeronautics--Competitions \| Antiques \| Assembly-line methods \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Automobiles--Testing \| Industrial designers \| Celebrities \| Ford automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Ford Three-engined Monoplane (Transport plane) \| Radio--History \| Soybean products \| Tractor industry \| Vehicles, Military \| World War, 1939-1945 \| Ford Airport (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Photographs \| Negatives (Photographic) \| Photographic prints
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7	Title:	Nevins and Hill Research, Original Documents and Notes Series, 1845-1960	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	572
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives
	Abstract:	In 1954, Columbia University historian Allan Nevins in collaboration with Frank Ernest Hill published the first volume of a comprehensive history of Henry Ford and his automobile company. The series is comprised primarily of original documents that were selected between 1952 and 1954 from accessions held by the Ford Motor Company Archives for research use in the three volume Nevins and Hill history of the company.
	Subjects:	Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile factories \| Assembly-line methods \| Aircraft industry \| Ford automobile \| Automobile dealers \| Automobile industry workers \| Industrialists \| Pacifism \| Philanthropists \| Industry and education \| Schools \| Tractor industry \| Vehicles, Military \| World War, 1939-1945 \| World War, 1914-1918 \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 \| Ford family \| Couzens, James, 1872-1936 \| Hill, Frank Ernest, 1888-1969 \| Kanzler, Ernest Carlton, 1892-1967 \| Knudson, William S., 1879-1948 \| Liebold, Ernest Gustav, 1884-1956 \| Martin, Peter Edmund, 1882-1944 \| Mayo, William Benson, 1866-1944 \| Nevins, Allan 1890-1971 \| Sorensen, Charles Emil 1881-1968 \| Wills, Childe Harold, 1878-1940 \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Ford Motor Company. Archives \| Ford Motor Company. Sociological Department \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant \| Ford Motor Company--Executives \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Ford Motor Company--Industrial relations \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad \| Henry Ford Hospital \| Henry Ford Trade School \| Ford Village Industries \| Ford Fleet \| Detroit (Mich.)--History \| Upper Peninsula (Mich.)--History \| Genealogies
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8	Title:	Photographic Vertical File series, 1860-1980 (bulk 1890-1955)	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	1660
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives.
	Abstract:	The Photographic vertical file series is an assembled collection of photographs from a variety of sources. The series contains both original photographs and copy photographs, covering a wide range of topics.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford, Eleanor, 1896- \| Ford, Henry, 1917-1987 \| Ford family \| Bryant family \| Litogot family. \| Burroughs, John, 1837-1921. \| Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 \| Disney, Walt, 1901-1966. \| Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 \| Firestone family \| Ford Motor Company. Archives. \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant. \| Ford Motor Company -- Employees. \| Ford Motor Company -- Executives. \| Ford Motor Company -- Buildings. \| Ford Village Industries. \| Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Ford Fleet. \| Henry Ford Hospital \| Henry Ford Trade School \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.) \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry workers \| Automobile racing drivers \| Assembly-line methods \| Automobile factories \| Automobiles, Racing \| Endurance races. \| Ford automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Rubber industry and trade \| Tractors \| Trucks \| Industrialists \| Camping \| Celebrities \| Power-plants \| Aircraft industry \| Airplanes \| Advertising \| Peace movement -- United States. \| Vehicles, Mililtary. \| Women automobile industry workers \| African American automobile industry workers \| World War, 1914-1918 \| World War, 1939-1945 \| Ford Airport (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Richmond Hill (Ga.) \| Peace Ship. \| Photographs \| Group portraits \| Vertical files
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9	Title:	Plant Engineering Construction Photographs series, 1913-1953	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	721
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department.
	Abstract:	This series contains photographs taken by Ford Motor Company photographers to document the growth of the company around the country. It mainly includes construction photographs of factories, railroad stations, and Dearborn, Michigan buildings.
	Subjects:	Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department. \| Ford Motor Company. Plant Engineering Department. \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant. \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant (Dearborn, Mich). \| Lincoln Motor Company (Detroit, Mich) \| Dearborn Country Club \| Dearborn Inn (Dearborn Mich.) \| Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Ford Village Industries \| Stout Metal Airplane Company \| World’s Fair (1934-1935: Chicago, Ill.) \| New York World’s Fair (1939-1940) \| Aircraft industry \| Airports \| Automobile dealers \| Automobile factories--California \| Automobile factories--Colorado \| Automobile factories--Florida \| Automobile factories--Georgia \| Automobile factories--Illinois \| Automobile factories--Kentucky \| Automobile factories--Michigan \| Automobile factories--Minnesota \| Automobile factories--Missouri \| Automobile factories--Nebraska \| Automobile factories--New Jersey \| Automobile factories--North Carolina \| Automobile factories--North Dakota \| Automobile factories--Ohio \| Automobile factories--Oklahoma \| Automobile factories--Pennsylvania \| Automobile factories--Tennessee \| Automobile factories--Texas \| Automobile factories--Virginia \| Automobile factories--Design and construction \| Automobile industry and trade \| Ford Motor Company--Buildings \| Industrial buildings \| Service stations \| Factories--Design and construction \| Airport buildings \| Hangars \| Power-plants \| Sawmills \| Buildings--Michigan--Dearborn \| Lincoln Motor Company (Detroit, Mich.)--Buildings \| Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village--Buildings \| Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum--Buildings \| Stout Metal Airplane Company--Buildings \| Big Bay (Mich.)--Buildings \| Ford Airport (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Progress photographs \| Photographs \| Photographic prints \| Photographic negatives
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