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Edison Institute Museum and Village Guidebook, circa 1934. / THF223430

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Illustrating The Henry Ford

When the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) opened to the general public on June 12, 1933, a series of detailed illustrations were used to highlight the many exhibits and attractions.

Dr. Sullivan Jackson on the front steps of The Jackson Home, circa 1999. The house reflects changes made in the late 1960s and 1970s. / Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by Alabama Media Group / Photo by Ed Jones, Birmingham News.

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The Many Journeys of The House by the Side of the Road

In 2026, the Jackson Home from Selma, Alabama will open, becoming the first home to be added to this collection of historic structures in over forty years. The home comes to us with the inspiring story of a courageous family and community at the forefront of one of the most crucial moments of the civil rights movement in America.

Cocooned within 21 layers of synthetics, neoprene rubber, and metalized polyester films, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin was well protected from the airless moon’s extremes. Photo by Neil Armstrong/NASA

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Suits for the Stars: Spacesuits of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Discover the human factors in space exploration and the ways these are addressed by the spacesuits of Apollo 11 as well as spacesuits in development today and those still to come.

Daggett Farmhouse in Greenfield Village. / THF175173

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Preserving the Fruit and Vegetable Harvest at Daggett Farm

Samuel and Anna Daggett and their children, like other farm families living in northeastern Connecticut in the 1760s, made careful preparations to get through the winter.

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