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Suit of Coat, Vest, and Trousers, about 1920-1940
According to our records, the suit belonged to Henry Ford.Born in 1863 on a farm in what is now Dearborn, Michigan, Henry Ford parlayed a youthful aptitude for engineering into a career as an automotive innovator and founder/president of Ford Motor Company. Among his ideas were the introduction of the first moving automobile assembly line, affordable pricing, fair wages for employees, and the vertical integration of manufacturing processes from raw materials to the finished product. His many phi…
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Mens Suit, about 1880
This morning suit belonged to Willis C. Ward. He likely used it for a wedding or other special occasion. It is exquisitely made and looks to have been rarely used.Willis C. Ward was born in 1861 to one of Michigan's wealthest families of the 19th century. His father David Ward, made his fortune in lumber and acquired and sold timbered land throughout the United States.
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Men's Leisure Suit, about 1970-1978
Trousers and trouser suits were popular fashions in the 1970s.The pant shapes began as gently flared and reached wide bell bottom proportions by about 1975. They then slowly reduced to straight and wide until by the end of the seventies they were finally narrow again. Also called leisure suits, they were typically made in heavy fabrics including include crepes, wool jersey knits and woven Polyester suiting such as in this suit.
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Concentration Camp Uniform, about 1940-1945
Worn by Jan Kamienski, a Polish Catholic who was seized by the Germans inApril, 1940 in Poznan, Poland and set to Dachau, then to Mauthausen, then back to Dachau.He spent a little over five years in a concentration camp when he was liberated by the GIs.He spoke and read German and Polish and was apparently used as a translator in the camps.He was very ill during his internment but managed to survive.He came to Detroit shortly after the war where he met and married the donor of the uniform.He die…
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Men's Tweed Three-Piece Suit, 1931
Brown, rust and green tweed three piece suit consisting of two pairs pants and a single-breasted jacket. This suit was owned by Daniel Dodge (1917 – 1938), son of John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), the co-founder of the Dodge Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.
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Men's Three-Piece Wool Tweed Suit, 1931
Three piece navy blue wool tweed single-breasted suit, consisting of two pairs of pants and jacket. This suit was owned by Daniel Dodge (1917 – 1938), son of John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), the co-founder of the Dodge Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.
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Men's Three-Piece Pin-Striped Suit, 1933
Brown pin-striped suit, consisting of single-breasted jacket, pants and vest, which was owned by Daniel Dodge (1917 – 1938), son of John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), the co-founder of the Dodge Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.
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Men's Four-Piece Wool Suit, 1919
Navy and flecked powder blue wool four piece suit. Suit consists of jacket, vest and two pairs of pants. This suit was owned by John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), co-founder of the Dodge Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan.
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Wool Two-Piece Formal Salvation Army Uniform, 1924
Black wool two piece formal Salvation Army uniform consisting of jacket and pants. This outfit was owned by Alfred Gaston Wilson (1883 – 1962), husband of Matilda Rausch Dodge (Wilson). Matilda was the widow of John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), co-founder of the Dodge Motor Company.
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Men's Black Three-Piece Suit, 1934
Black three piece set consisting of jacket, vest and pants. This suit was owned by Daniel Dodge (1917 – 1938), son of John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), the co-founder of the Dodge Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.