Please note that Greenfield Village will close at 3 p.m. on Friday, September 11, but have extended hours until 9 p.m. on Saturday, September 12 for Old Car Festival.

Please note that Greenfield Village will close at 3 p.m. on Friday, September 11, but have extended hours until 9 p.m. on Saturday, September 12 for Old Car Festival.

Henry Ford: A Case Study of an Innovator

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From the Curators: Henry Ford & Innovation
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1896 Ford Quadricycle Runabout, First Car Built by Henry Ford

Learn more about how the Quadricycle fits into the story of Henry Ford as an innovator by reading From the Curators: Henry Ford and Innovation, available at http://www.thehenryford.org/education/erb/HenryFordAndInnovation.pdf
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Henry Ford and Ed (Spider) Huff Driving the Ford Sweepstakes Racer at Grosse Pointe, Michigan, October 10, 1901

Learn more about how auto racing fits into the story of Henry Ford as an innovator by reading From the Curators: Henry Ford and Innovation, available at http://www.thehenryford.org/education/erb/HenryFordAndInnovation.pdf
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1903 Ford Model A Runabout

Learn more about how the Model A fits into the story of Henry Ford as an innovator by reading From the Curators: Henry Ford and Innovation, available at http://www.thehenryford.org/education/erb/HenryFordAndInnovation.pdf
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1914 Ford Model T Touring Car, Given to John Burroughs by Henry Ford

Learn more about how the Model T fits into the story of Henry Ford as an innovator by reading From the Curators: Henry Ford and Innovation, available at http://www.thehenryford.org/education/erb/HenryFordAndInnovation.pdf
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Ford Motor Company Executives in Superintendent's Office at Highland Park Plant, 1914

Learn more about how the team of engineers and executive fits into the story of Henry Ford as an innovator by reading From the Curators: Henry Ford and Innovation, available at http://www.thehenryford.org/education/erb/HenryFordAndInnovation.pdf
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Newspaper Article, "Gold Rush is Started by Ford's $5 Offer," January 7, 1914

Learn more about how the $5 Day fits into the story of Henry Ford as an innovator by reading From the Curators: Henry Ford and Innovation, available at http://www.thehenryford.org/education/erb/HenryFordAndInnovation.pdf
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Ford Rouge Plant Pictorial Flow Chart, "Complete Car Can Be Built in 28 Hours," 1940

Learn more about how the Rouge fits into the story of Henry Ford as an innovator by reading From the Curators: Henry Ford and Innovation, available at http://www.thehenryford.org/education/erb/HenryFordAndInnovation.pdf
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Henry Ford with the First Ford V-8 Engine, March 26, 1932

Learn more about how the V-8 fits into the story of Henry Ford as an innovator by reading From the Curators: Henry Ford and Innovation, available at http://www.thehenryford.org/education/erb/HenryFordAndInnovation.pdf
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