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The experts at The Henry Ford have carefully created these sets. Explore a specific topic or use these as a foundation for building your own collection.
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The experts at The Henry Ford have carefully created these sets. Explore a specific topic or use these as a foundation for building your own collection.

Pennsylvania German Aesthetics

Created 11.04.2024 | 12 artifacts

The Pennsylvania Germans, popularly known as the Pennsylvania "Dutch," were a vibrant immigrant community active in southeastern Pennsylvania in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Henry Ford has a rich collection of objects that show the Pennsylvania Germans' flamboyant, whimsical, playful, and highly imaginative artistic style. These pieces are a few of the highlights.

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Illustrating the Holidays

Created 11.04.2024 | 15 artifacts

Artists have illustrated holiday cards since Henry Cole sent the first modern-day Christmas card in 1843. Over the next century, card publishers hired artists to design festive holiday works--many artists went unrecognized. However, by the mid-twentieth century, American greeting card companies actively promoted cards designed by well-known artists. This sampling showcases the stylistic range of notable twentieth-century artists and illustrators.

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Robert Frost Home

Created 10.09.2024 | 12 artifacts

No former residents of this house were as famous or as internationally renowned as American poet Robert Frost (1874-1963). This house, discovered by Henry Ford on a drive through Ann Arbor, Michigan, became a stellar example of Greek Revival architecture in Ford's Greenfield Village, and it still exhibits furnishings from the period. Only within this century has its most celebrated resident reclaimed his rightful place.

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Dinosaurs in the Collections of The Henry Ford

Created 05.29.2024 | 9 artifacts

What is a dinosaur? A "terrible lizard" -- the name given to a large group of reptiles, which died out approximately 65 million ago (though today's scientific community indicates modern birds are evolutionary relatives)? Or is a dinosaur something that is impractically large, old-fashioned, out-of-date, or obsolete? In 2024, curators at The Henry Ford found some fascinating "dinosaurs" lurking in our collections.

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Women's Equality

Created 03.13.2024 | 22 artifacts

These artifacts provide a small look at the many forms women’s struggles for equal treatment – under the law, at work, and in their private lives – have taken over the years.

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Children's Television Shows

Created 03.13.2024 | 13 artifacts

Be it educational or purely entertaining, limited series or long-running, children’s television has influenced generations of viewers.

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A Selection of Hallmark Ornaments: Football

Created 02.02.2024 | 10 artifacts

American football evolved in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from soccer- or rugby-like games into the popular sport we know today. Hallmark began celebrating the game of football with Christmas ornaments in the mid-1980s. These examples remind us of our favorite teams, players, and the fun of the game.

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African American Artists and Craftspeople in the Collections of The Henry Ford

Created 01.31.2024 | 16 artifacts

This selection of artifacts explores a diversity of creative expressions from the Black American community.

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A Selection of Hallmark Ornaments: Toys

Created 12.22.2023 | 23 artifacts

People enjoy purchasing Hallmark ornaments depicting the toys and games they played with as kids--and then hanging them on the Christmas tree year after year. These "miniature" versions have enduring emotional appeal, as they bring back memories of childhood.

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Aerial Photography

Created 11.29.2023 | 17 artifacts

This selection of material traces the ways people have pushed photographic and aviation technology to capture images from the air, ultimately making aerial views widely available--and changing how we see ourselves and our world.

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