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- The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 - Discover how the program to plan and fund an interstate system, started by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, changed the American way of life
- January 11, 2022
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The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Discover how the program to plan and fund an interstate system, started by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, changed the American way of life
- On Your Way with Triple A - Explore some of the unique and innovative contributions of the American Automobile Association (AAA) and AAA Michigan to improve travel and vacation, through artifacts from our collections.
- August 17, 2017
- Collections - article
On Your Way with Triple A
Explore some of the unique and innovative contributions of the American Automobile Association (AAA) and AAA Michigan to improve travel and vacation, through artifacts from our collections.
- Just Added to Our Digital Collections: John Margolies Slides — Drive-in Cleaners' Sign - The Henry Ford recently acquired about 1,500 slides by John Margolies, who spent decades traveling the roads of America and photographing roadside attractions, restaurants, shops, and motels.
- June 10, 2014
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Just Added to Our Digital Collections: John Margolies Slides — Drive-in Cleaners' Sign
The Henry Ford recently acquired about 1,500 slides by John Margolies, who spent decades traveling the roads of America and photographing roadside attractions, restaurants, shops, and motels.
- Railroads vs. Automobiles: Americans’ Concepts of Time - Railroads and automobiles have shaped American concepts of time in different ways. Discover how these two forms of transportation have impacted our lives.
- June 16, 2021
- Collections - article
Railroads vs. Automobiles: Americans’ Concepts of Time
Railroads and automobiles have shaped American concepts of time in different ways. Discover how these two forms of transportation have impacted our lives.
- The Henry Ford’s Tollbooths and the Cost of Good Roads - he Henry Ford has two tollbooths in its collections, which help explain changing attitudes toward roads and road construction and our expanding expectations of government responsibility for transportation networks.
- July 27, 2021
- Collections - article
The Henry Ford’s Tollbooths and the Cost of Good Roads
he Henry Ford has two tollbooths in its collections, which help explain changing attitudes toward roads and road construction and our expanding expectations of government responsibility for transportation networks.
- Celebrating and Reflecting on Innovations in Travel - On this National Innovation Day, we hope people are taking time to recognize and appreciate the innovations all around them. At The Henry Ford, we celebrate innovation every day of the year — sharing our collection of more than 26 million artifacts.
- February 16, 2023
- Collections - article
Celebrating and Reflecting on Innovations in Travel
On this National Innovation Day, we hope people are taking time to recognize and appreciate the innovations all around them. At The Henry Ford, we celebrate innovation every day of the year — sharing our collection of more than 26 million artifacts.
- Automobiles Enter the National Parks - It would take the creation of the National Park Service in 1916 and the vision of its first director to embrace automobiles as an asset to America's National Parks.
- August 12, 2016
- Collections - article
Automobiles Enter the National Parks
It would take the creation of the National Park Service in 1916 and the vision of its first director to embrace automobiles as an asset to America's National Parks.
- Three Trips to Tuskegee with the Fords and the Fair Lane - Beginning in 1921, Henry and Clara Ford used their own railroad car, the Fair Lane, to travel in privacy. Henry Ford took the railcar to the Tuskegee Institute in 1938, 1941, and 1942, and Clara accompanied Henry at least twice.
- July 08, 2021
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Three Trips to Tuskegee with the Fords and the Fair Lane
Beginning in 1921, Henry and Clara Ford used their own railroad car, the Fair Lane, to travel in privacy. Henry Ford took the railcar to the Tuskegee Institute in 1938, 1941, and 1942, and Clara accompanied Henry at least twice.
- Clara Ford’s Roadside Market: A Small Building with Big Aspirations - Clara Ford realized that the mobility afforded by the automobile created new opportunities for farmers to sell produce directly to city folk in roadside markets, which could provide income and independence for farm women.
- September 08, 2014
- Collections - article
Clara Ford’s Roadside Market: A Small Building with Big Aspirations
Clara Ford realized that the mobility afforded by the automobile created new opportunities for farmers to sell produce directly to city folk in roadside markets, which could provide income and independence for farm women.
- Collecting Mobility: Insights from Michigan Department of Transportation - The Michigan Department of Transportation and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation tackle questions about the changing infrastructure of mobility in conjunction with our exhibit "Collecting Mobility."
- October 18, 2021
- Collections - article
Collecting Mobility: Insights from Michigan Department of Transportation
The Michigan Department of Transportation and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation tackle questions about the changing infrastructure of mobility in conjunction with our exhibit "Collecting Mobility."