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- The Ford Motor Company World Headquarters Displaying "VOTE" Sign, Dearborn, Michigan, 1960 - By strategically lighting the grid pattern formed by windows in Ford Motor Company's Henry Ford II World Center, the automaker created special messages on the building's south face. Over the years, the headquarters building displayed messages commemorating holidays, production milestones, racing victories, and other notable events. This message reminded people to vote on Election Day, November 8, 1960.
- November 01, 1960
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The Ford Motor Company World Headquarters Displaying "VOTE" Sign, Dearborn, Michigan, 1960
By strategically lighting the grid pattern formed by windows in Ford Motor Company's Henry Ford II World Center, the automaker created special messages on the building's south face. Over the years, the headquarters building displayed messages commemorating holidays, production milestones, racing victories, and other notable events. This message reminded people to vote on Election Day, November 8, 1960.
- Burroughs World Headquarters, circa 1971 - William Seward Burroughs and three other co-founders established the American Arithmometer Company in 1886 to produce simple addition and subtraction machines. Over the years, the company--later known as the Burroughs Corporation--innovated and expanded. Mergers with companies such as Moon-Hopkins and Sperry in the 20th century helped Burroughs become a leader in the calculating--and later computing--industry.
- circa 1971
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Burroughs World Headquarters, circa 1971
William Seward Burroughs and three other co-founders established the American Arithmometer Company in 1886 to produce simple addition and subtraction machines. Over the years, the company--later known as the Burroughs Corporation--innovated and expanded. Mergers with companies such as Moon-Hopkins and Sperry in the 20th century helped Burroughs become a leader in the calculating--and later computing--industry.
- Interior Office Cabinets Construction, Henry Ford II World Center, circa 1955 - Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.
- circa 1955
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Interior Office Cabinets Construction, Henry Ford II World Center, circa 1955
Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.
- Ford Motor Company World Headquarters, Dearborn, Michigan, October 1962 - Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.
- October 03, 1962
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Ford Motor Company World Headquarters, Dearborn, Michigan, October 1962
Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.
- Staff Parking Lot View from Roof, Henry Ford II World Center, circa 1955 - Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.
- circa 1955
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Staff Parking Lot View from Roof, Henry Ford II World Center, circa 1955
Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.
- Henry Ford II World Center, North Facade, circa 1955 - Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.
- circa 1955
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Henry Ford II World Center, North Facade, circa 1955
Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.
- Henry Ford II World Center, North Facade, circa 1955 - Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.
- circa 1955
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Henry Ford II World Center, North Facade, circa 1955
Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.
- Overhead View of Men Working on South Facade Windows, Henry Ford II World Center, circa 1955 - Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.
- circa 1955
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Overhead View of Men Working on South Facade Windows, Henry Ford II World Center, circa 1955
Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.
- 75 Year Span - Ford Motor Company World Headquarters in 1978 - First Factory in 1903 - Ford Motor Company's growth from 1903 to 1978 is illustrated by this image. At bottom is the automaker's original single-story factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue. At top is the 12-story Henry Ford II World Center, built in Dearborn in 1953-1956 to house Ford's world headquarters. Ford outgrew Mack Avenue quickly, relocating to a building on Detroit's Piquette Avenue in late 1904.
- 1903 and 1978
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75 Year Span - Ford Motor Company World Headquarters in 1978 - First Factory in 1903
Ford Motor Company's growth from 1903 to 1978 is illustrated by this image. At bottom is the automaker's original single-story factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue. At top is the 12-story Henry Ford II World Center, built in Dearborn in 1953-1956 to house Ford's world headquarters. Ford outgrew Mack Avenue quickly, relocating to a building on Detroit's Piquette Avenue in late 1904.
- World Map Mosiac, Henry Ford II World Center, circa 1955 - Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.
- circa 1955
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World Map Mosiac, Henry Ford II World Center, circa 1955
Ford Motor Company's world headquarters moved to a new 12-story office complex in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1956. Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the building in the then-popular International Style. Initially called the Central Staff Office Building -- and nicknamed the "Glass House" -- Ford renamed the complex the Henry Ford II World Center in 1996.