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Greenfield Village, the outdoor living history museum section of the Henry Ford complex, was (along with the adjacent Henry Ford Museum) dedicated in 1929 and opened to the public in June 1933. [29] It was the first outdoor museum of its type in the nation, and served as a model for subsequent outdoor museums. [7]
The restored office of Henry Ford in the Piquette Avenue Plant. Note the birdwatching telescope on the right. The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant was sold to the Model T Automotive Heritage Complex in April 2000. [21] Model T Automotive Heritage Complex is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has run the building as a museum since July 27, 2001.
DeWitt Clinton replica and train at the Henry Ford Museum DeWitt Clinton replica at the Columbian Exposition of 1893. After the original DeWitt Clinton was scrapped, the M&H’s successor, the New York Central Railroad (NYCR) built a full-scale, operational reproduction of the DeWitt Clinton for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. [1]
The exhibit features Detroit Red Wings memorabilia and interactive games.
Henry Ford's offer of $5 a day for eight hours of work was significant, but unions also fought for decades to set hour and wage rules for all workers.
The Henry Ford: Dearborn: Wayne: Southeast Michigan: Multiple: Museum complex: living, science, history, automotive, transportation, technology and biographical about Henry Ford; formerly known as the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village Heritage House: Essexville: Bay: Flint/Tri-Cities: Historic house: Early 20th-century Victorian period ...
Henry Ford Museum (Ford Motor Company), Dearborn, Michigan Hostetler's Hudson Auto Museum, Shipshewana, Indiana [ 52 ] Closed 2018 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum , Speedway, Indiana
Dymaxion house as installed in the Henry Ford Museum. The Dymaxion house was developed by inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller to address several perceived shortcomings with existing homebuilding techniques. Fuller designed several versions of the house at different times—all of them factory manufactured kits, assembled on site, intended ...