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- Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria - Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
- 1930 - 1938
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Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria
Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
- Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria, 1935 - Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
- 1935
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Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria, 1935
Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria, 1936 - Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
- 1936
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Aerial View of Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria, 1936
Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria, 1936 - Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
- 1936
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Aerial View of Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria, 1936
Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
- Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria, 1935 - Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
- 1935
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Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria, 1935
Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
- World War I Poster, "The Road to Victory-- War Loan Bonds," circa 1916 - During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
- circa 1916
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World War I Poster, "The Road to Victory-- War Loan Bonds," circa 1916
During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria, 1933 - Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
- 1933
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Aerial View of Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria, 1933
Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
- 1990 Sunrunner Solar Car - Students from the University of Michigan built this solar-powered vehicle and won the General Motors Sunrayce -- a 1,640-mile race from Florida to Michigan -- in July 1990. As the top finisher, the Sunrunner earned a trip to Australia to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge where it finished in third place.
- 1990
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1990 Sunrunner Solar Car
Students from the University of Michigan built this solar-powered vehicle and won the General Motors Sunrayce -- a 1,640-mile race from Florida to Michigan -- in July 1990. As the top finisher, the Sunrunner earned a trip to Australia to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge where it finished in third place.
- Poster, "University of Michigan Sunrunner, Winner of the GM Sunrayce USA 1990" - The University of Michigan's Solar Car Team won the first General Motors Sunrayce in 1990. The team's Sunrunner car raced 1,640 miles from Orlando, Florida, to Sterling Heights, Michigan, powered only by solar energy. The car averaged 24.7 miles per hour on its run. The team advanced to the World Solar Challenge in Australia where it finished third overall.
- 1990
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Poster, "University of Michigan Sunrunner, Winner of the GM Sunrayce USA 1990"
The University of Michigan's Solar Car Team won the first General Motors Sunrayce in 1990. The team's Sunrunner car raced 1,640 miles from Orlando, Florida, to Sterling Heights, Michigan, powered only by solar energy. The car averaged 24.7 miles per hour on its run. The team advanced to the World Solar Challenge in Australia where it finished third overall.
- QSL Card from VK3BG (Roth Jones, Victoria, Australia) to W6DQZ (Hamid Durmisevich, Los Angeles, California), September 6, 1958 - It was customary for ham radio operators (hams) to exchange these "QSL cards" with one another through the mail after their first conversation. Long-time hams amassed collections of thousands of cards, some from far-flung places. There is a story embedded in each example: the ham's call sign dominates the design, with additional details about location, reception reports, and weather conditions.
- September 06, 1958
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QSL Card from VK3BG (Roth Jones, Victoria, Australia) to W6DQZ (Hamid Durmisevich, Los Angeles, California), September 6, 1958
It was customary for ham radio operators (hams) to exchange these "QSL cards" with one another through the mail after their first conversation. Long-time hams amassed collections of thousands of cards, some from far-flung places. There is a story embedded in each example: the ham's call sign dominates the design, with additional details about location, reception reports, and weather conditions.