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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Horse Taxi
These run through the village all day, you can ride them just like a bus or taxi - but only within Greenfield Village.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Mom at Ford Factory
This is a one quarter replica of the original Ford Factory built in 1903, where several of the earliest vehicles were built.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Wright Bro's Shop Window
Henry & Orville Wright owned a bicycle shop in Dayton, OH that they used to finance their airplane experiments. This is from the original shop, built in about 1875
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Wright Bros Plane Model
This is a model of the first successful airplane built by the Wright Brothers.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Wright Bros Home
The Wrights lived in this house from 1870 to 1913.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Wright Cycle Shop
This is the actual bicycle shop where the Wright Brothers developed the first successful airplane. It was moved to Greenfield Village by Henry Ford from Dayton, Ohio
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Statue of Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison didn't just invent the light bulb, but many many other things. His shop also developed practical ways to generate and distribute electricity so people could benefit from his inventions.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, School Interior
There were a couple of different schools in the museum. I believe this is from the Scotch Settlement School, that Henry Ford attended.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Model T Ford
Look closely, there is actually a man driving this car! The museum has acquired several vintage Model T's, a Model A bus, and other vehicles you can actually ride in!
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Milinary Interior
The lady in the corner was a re-enactor, one of many we met throughout the village who explained exhibits and answered questions for us.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, George Washington Carver Cabin
This is a replica, but was built based on Mr. Carver's recollections. He visited this replica after it was completed and gave his approval.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Edison Telephone Workshop
There are several buildings at the museum from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park complex. This is a detail showing their telephone building operation.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Edison Phonographs
These were in the store window at the Wright Cycle shop. They sold 'Talking Machines' as well.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Wright Cycle Shop Window 2
The Wright Brothers sold mostly bicycles, but also early Edison phonographs
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Edison Machine Shop Lathes
Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Complex was a factory to invent and develop practical solutions to the problems of the day. The complex included machine shops, chemistry labs, and power shops to develop electric distribution technology
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Edison Machine Shop
By using a single power source (engine) and a distribution axle on the ceiling, many tools could be driven by the same engine.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Edison Furnaces
These were used for glass blowing. How else could you experiment with making light bulbs?
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, Edison Chemistry Lab
Part of his Menlo Park Complex.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, 1916 Steam Tractor
The village includes working farms and exhibits such as this.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, 1880 Milinary
A Milinary is a Hat Shop. This is just one example of the many, many period buildings and shops on display at Greenfield Village.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, General Store Interior
This is set up as an 1880's general store when J.R. Jones ran it in Waterford, Michigan
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, 1851 Scottish Settlement School
This is the school that Henry Ford actually attended.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, 1825 Post Office
This was in Phoenixville. It also was a general gathering place in the town, as well as being the post office.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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Day 24 - Greenfield Village, 1831 Tavern
During the 1700's and 1800's, a tavern was often the local restaraunt, hotel, meeting hall as well as tavern and general gathering place. This one was from Clinton, Michigan.
- Date: 25 September 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dearborn, USA: gallery
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