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- Slippers, Worn by Patricia Mooradian, 1985 -
- 1985
- Collections - Artifact
Slippers, Worn by Patricia Mooradian, 1985
- Portrait of Henry Ford, 1927 - The year 1927 was a pivotal one for Henry Ford. Model T production ended in May after 19 years and 15 million cars. Its replacement, the Model A, was introduced to critical and commercial success in December, but only after a difficult six-month shutdown of Ford Motor Company plants for re-tooling.
- September 15, 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Henry Ford, 1927
The year 1927 was a pivotal one for Henry Ford. Model T production ended in May after 19 years and 15 million cars. Its replacement, the Model A, was introduced to critical and commercial success in December, but only after a difficult six-month shutdown of Ford Motor Company plants for re-tooling.
- "Nude is Not a Color" Quilt, Made by Hillary Goodwin, Rachael Dorr, and Contributors from around the World, 2017 - Fashion and cosmetics companies have long used the term nude for products made in a pale beige--reflecting lighter skin tones and marginalizing people of color. After one company repeatedly dismissed a customer's concerns, a global community of quilters produced this quilt to oppose this racial bias. To create the shirt designs, the women chose fabric that best represented their own skin tones.
- 2017
- Collections - Artifact
"Nude is Not a Color" Quilt, Made by Hillary Goodwin, Rachael Dorr, and Contributors from around the World, 2017
Fashion and cosmetics companies have long used the term nude for products made in a pale beige--reflecting lighter skin tones and marginalizing people of color. After one company repeatedly dismissed a customer's concerns, a global community of quilters produced this quilt to oppose this racial bias. To create the shirt designs, the women chose fabric that best represented their own skin tones.
- Sewing Thimble Used by Susana Allen Hunter, 1930-1969 -
- 1930-1969
- Collections - Artifact
Sewing Thimble Used by Susana Allen Hunter, 1930-1969
- Flintlock Shotgun, circa 1775 -
- circa 1775
- Collections - Artifact
Flintlock Shotgun, circa 1775
- Toy Fire Engine, 1920-1940 -
- 1920-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Fire Engine, 1920-1940
- Butter Dish Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama - In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.
- Collections - Artifact
Butter Dish Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.
- Letter from John Jay to Richard Harrison, 1780 -
- June 22, 1780
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from John Jay to Richard Harrison, 1780
- Covered Vegetable Dish Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama - In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.
- Collections - Artifact
Covered Vegetable Dish Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.