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- Automobile Club of Michigan Honor Trophy, 1940-1941 - The American Automobile Association (AAA) considered school safety awareness to be one of its most important missions. The organization formed its school safety patrol program in 1920 to help protect children traveling to and from class. Special safety awards, like this trophy, further encouraged student safety.
- 1940-1941
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Automobile Club of Michigan Honor Trophy, 1940-1941
The American Automobile Association (AAA) considered school safety awareness to be one of its most important missions. The organization formed its school safety patrol program in 1920 to help protect children traveling to and from class. Special safety awards, like this trophy, further encouraged student safety.
- State of Michigan Teachers' County Normal Training Class Certificate Awarded to Lydia Powell, June 14, 1918 - Lydia Powell (1898-1991) graduated from high school in 1917. By the following year, all states had made school attendance compulsory for 8- to 14-year-olds. In 1925, mandatory attendance expanded to include children 16 years and under. After her high school graduation, Powell, a woman of limited means, completed courses and received degrees from several Michigan colleges, making teaching her passion and a lifelong career.
- June 14, 1918
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State of Michigan Teachers' County Normal Training Class Certificate Awarded to Lydia Powell, June 14, 1918
Lydia Powell (1898-1991) graduated from high school in 1917. By the following year, all states had made school attendance compulsory for 8- to 14-year-olds. In 1925, mandatory attendance expanded to include children 16 years and under. After her high school graduation, Powell, a woman of limited means, completed courses and received degrees from several Michigan colleges, making teaching her passion and a lifelong career.
- State of Michigan Certificate Reappointing Edsel Ford to the Isle Royale National Park Commission, June 22, 1939 - Congress authorized the creation of Isle Royale National Park in 1931. In order to establish the park, the Governor of Michigan appointed the Isle Royale National Park Commission, which included Edsel Ford, to handle land acquisition. By 1940, the Commission had acquired a majority of the island for the state who then transferred it over to the National Park Service.
- June 22, 1939
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State of Michigan Certificate Reappointing Edsel Ford to the Isle Royale National Park Commission, June 22, 1939
Congress authorized the creation of Isle Royale National Park in 1931. In order to establish the park, the Governor of Michigan appointed the Isle Royale National Park Commission, which included Edsel Ford, to handle land acquisition. By 1940, the Commission had acquired a majority of the island for the state who then transferred it over to the National Park Service.
- Cars Parked on Lakeside Road, Michigan, circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
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Cars Parked on Lakeside Road, Michigan, circa 1930
- TripTik Map for Detroit, Michigan to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1951-1952 - The TripTik, AAA's iconic planning guide, provided travelers with destination directions, points of interest, and a list of services and accommodations available along the way. This guide from the early 1950s described the route from Detroit, Michigan, to Lake Wales, Florida.
- 1951-1952
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TripTik Map for Detroit, Michigan to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1951-1952
The TripTik, AAA's iconic planning guide, provided travelers with destination directions, points of interest, and a list of services and accommodations available along the way. This guide from the early 1950s described the route from Detroit, Michigan, to Lake Wales, Florida.
- Road Map for Detroit and Southeast Michigan, 1933 - After the federal government established a system of numbered and marked highways in 1926, road maps became more popular. The Automobile Club of Michigan published this 1933 map of roads in Detroit and surrounding areas in southeast Michigan. Road maps encouraged tourism and economic development.
- 1933
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Road Map for Detroit and Southeast Michigan, 1933
After the federal government established a system of numbered and marked highways in 1926, road maps became more popular. The Automobile Club of Michigan published this 1933 map of roads in Detroit and surrounding areas in southeast Michigan. Road maps encouraged tourism and economic development.
- "Mcity Shuttle Stop" Sign, 2018 - Mcity, an advanced mobility research center at the University of Michigan, operated two driverless shuttles on its campus for 18 months in 2018-19. The research project studied public attitudes toward autonomous vehicles. This sign indicated one of the two stops on the shuttles' one-mile looping route around the university's North Campus.
- 2018
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"Mcity Shuttle Stop" Sign, 2018
Mcity, an advanced mobility research center at the University of Michigan, operated two driverless shuttles on its campus for 18 months in 2018-19. The research project studied public attitudes toward autonomous vehicles. This sign indicated one of the two stops on the shuttles' one-mile looping route around the university's North Campus.
- Letter to Edsel Ford from Dean W. Myers, University of Michigan Club of Ann Arbor, March 3, 1936 -
- March 03, 1936
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Letter to Edsel Ford from Dean W. Myers, University of Michigan Club of Ann Arbor, March 3, 1936
- Road through J. W. Wells State Park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, circa 1950 - In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Over nearly 100 years, Ford photographers documented company ventures, personal affairs, and daily life around the world. This photograph shows a forest road through J.W. Wells State Park on Lake Michigan's Green Bay.
- circa 1950
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Road through J. W. Wells State Park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, circa 1950
In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Over nearly 100 years, Ford photographers documented company ventures, personal affairs, and daily life around the world. This photograph shows a forest road through J.W. Wells State Park on Lake Michigan's Green Bay.
- Garland Stove Poker - Tending a fire can be dangerous. A poker helps move and rearrange burning wood and hot coals and keeps the user at a safe distance from the heat and flames. The Michigan Stove Company -- makers of the Garland stove model -- made this two-foot-long metal poker.
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Garland Stove Poker
Tending a fire can be dangerous. A poker helps move and rearrange burning wood and hot coals and keeps the user at a safe distance from the heat and flames. The Michigan Stove Company -- makers of the Garland stove model -- made this two-foot-long metal poker.