The Henry Ford - Henry Ford Museum

48124-4088 Dearborn, MI, Etats-Unis (Michigan )

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Henry Ford Museum

Henry Ford Museum began as Henry Ford's personal collection of historic objects, which he began collecting as far back as 1906. Today, the 12 acre (49,000 m²) site is primarily a collection of antique machinery, pop culture items, automobiles, locomotives, aircraft, and other items:

The museum features an IMAX Theater, which shows scientific, natural, or historical documentaries; as well as major feature films

A model of the nuclear-powered Ford Nucleon automobile
An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
The 1961 Lincoln Continental, SS-100-X that President John F. Kennedy was riding in when he was assassinated
The rocking chair from Ford's Theatre in which President Abraham Lincoln was sitting when he was shot
George Washington's camp bed
A ten-person safety bicycle made in 1896
A collection of several fine 17th and 18th century violins including a Stradivarius
Thomas Edison's alleged last breath in a sealed tube
Buckminster Fuller's prototype Dymaxion house
Bill Elliott's record-breaking race car clocking in at over 212 MPH at Talledega in 1987
The bus on which Rosa Parks was riding to work when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat, leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Igor Sikorsky's prototype helicopter
Fokker Trimotor airplane that flew the first flight over the North Pole

Gothic Steam Engine Despite the care lavished on its appearance, this massive and flamboyant engine was originally installed out of sight inside a lead processing factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the finest examples of ornamented nineteenth century industrial machinery to have survived.

Highland Park Engine This electrical generator – originally built for Henry Ford’s Highland Park factory – is driven by a direct connected hybrid internal combustion / steam engine. By 1919 it took nine of these units to accommodate the power demands of Model T production.

McCoy Lubricator Elijah McCoy He used the skills he learned as an engineer and locomotive fireman to invent this device that automatically oiled moving parts on steam engines. His demand for such good quality workmanship led to the phrase "the real McCoy."

Fairbottom Bobs, the Newcomen engine
A steam engine from Cobb's Engine House in England


Allegheny Locomotive built in 1941 and weighing in at 600 tons, this was one of the largest steam-powered locomotives ever built. Designed for pulling huge coal trains over the Allegheny mountains of West Virginia, this locomotive could reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. This powerful behemoth is the centerpiece of our trains collection and a visitor landmark in Henry Ford Museum. The cab of the Allegheny locomotive is now open for public viewing.

Concord Stagecoach is one of the most significant horse-drawn vehicles developed in America is the famous Concord coach, first built in the late 1820s in Concord, New Hampshire

The Automotive Hall of Fame, adjacent to the Henry Ford Museum
A working fragment of the original Holiday Inn "Great Sign"

The Benson Ford Research Center uses the resources of The Henry Ford, especially the photographic, manuscript and archival material which is rarely displayed, to allow visitors to gain a deeper understanding of American people, places, events, and things. The Research Center also contains the Ford Motor Archives.

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