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  • HMS Victory: Total Guide

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    Meet the HMS Victory, one of the most famous warships in history, and flagship of Vice Admiral Nelson at his decisive victory over the Franco-Spanish Combined Fleet at Trafalgar in 1805. We look at the crucial role played by Britain's Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Wars, before beginning a deck-by-...

  • August Light: Wilson's Creek and the Battle for Missouri

    Movie + 4 extras

    The Battle of Wilson's Creek, the second major battle of the Civil War, marked the beginning of four years of invading armies and ruthless guerrilla warfare. Told through the experiences of civilians and soldiers, this film presents an unprecedented depiction of the clash between North and South ...

  • Everything You Wanted to Know About Y2K

    The turn of the calendar from 1999 into the year 2000 was cause for celebration but also cause for concern--at least the media made sure it was hyped that way! Would the Y2K computer bug at the turn of the millennium cause the end of the world as we knew it? Most of us didn't want to believe it w...

  • Connect 3: Interwoven Influence on Personal Computing

    Courtesy of The Henry Ford, discover how a weaving loom, a scientific calculator, and an Apple computer from 1976 connect to one another.

  • Home on the Range
    Movie + 1 extra

    Home on the Range

    Movie + 1 extra

    “Home on the Range” is a movie that tells the unforgettable story of the authorship, preservation and legacy of the iconic song Home on the Range, and the location where this "unofficial anthem" of the west was written in Smith County, KS. Featured in the film are the talents of Rance Howard, Buc...

  • 1860s Train Passenger Coach Replica Used by Henry Ford and Thomas Edison

    Guests to Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation will recognize this prominent artifact: our Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Passenger Coach Replica. But did you know that this railcar has a special connection to our 90th anniversary? Learn more from our Curator of Transportation Matt Anderson.

    Th...

  • Five Things You Never Knew About the P-51

  • Go for Broke

    Movie

    The story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Untied States Army, in World War Two. This version of the film has been digitally re-mastered by improving its sharpness, brightness and contrast and other cinematic parameters to bring you the best viewing experience possible. It stars Van Johnson ...

  • The American Artist
    Movie + 3 extras

    The American Artist

    Movie + 3 extras

    A century after his death, George Caleb Bingham’s work was not only rediscovered, it is celebrated as a national treasure. Produced by the Emmy Award-winning documentary team at Wide Awake Films in partnership with the Friends of Arrow Rock (Bingham’s hometown in Missouri), this hour long documen...

  • Charles Jones, Artist - American Artist Bonus

  • Bingham and Arrow Rock: American Artist Bonus

  • Knotty, The Dugout Canoe - American Artist Bonus

  • Circa 1900 Tiffany Studios Floor Lamp

    One of America’s most renowned artists, Louis Comfort Tiffany worked in nearly all of the media available to artists and designers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—glass, ceramic, metalwork, jewelry, and painting. Tiffany’s technical brilliance in a wide variety of media enabl...

  • 5 Things You Never Knew About the SBD "Dauntless" Dive Bomber

  • Custer's Strategy of Defeat

    Movie + 1 extra

    On the morning of June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer made the fateful decision to attack a large Native American village camped on the banks of the Little Big Horn River. It was a decision that would cost him his life, the lives of 268 of his men, and over 60 Native America...

  • 5 Things You Never Knew About the Focke-Wulf 190

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  • Home on the Range - Bonus Feature

  • Behind the Scenes Conservation of Our Circa 1900 Tiffany Floor Lamp

    In preparing for the "Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection" exhibit, The Henry Ford’s curatorial department expressed interest in displaying a Tiffany Studios early floor lamp, circa 1900, from the collections. This lamp features a telescopic shaft and a dual wick kerose...

  • Circa 1900 Tiffany Studios Floor Lamp

    Movie + 1 extra

    One of America’s most renowned artists, Louis Comfort Tiffany worked in nearly all of the media available to artists and designers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—glass, ceramic, metalwork, jewelry, and painting. Tiffany’s technical brilliance in a wide variety of media enabl...