BGuthrie Photos: MI -- Dearborn -- The Henry Ford -- Museum -- Exhibit: Dymaxion House

MI -- Dearborn -- The Henry Ford -- Museum -- Exhibit: Dymaxion House:

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Description of Pictures: Conceived by visionary architect R. Buckminster Fuller as the home of the future, the Dymaxion House was designed to be the strongest, lightest, and most cost-effective housing ever built. Over the last decade, it has assumed an iconic presence in Henry Ford Museum. To some people it’s a giant Hershey’s Kiss. Others sense a kinship with the Airstream travel trailer. Painstakingly restored, it’s the only remaining prototype in the world.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. HFMDY_160803_004.JPG: Beech Aircraft Corp. Today! Tour the Dymaxion House "A New Way of Living for 1946"
2. HFMDY_160803_012.JPG: The Dymaxion House can accommodate any taste. See how beautifully it blends with any decorating style!
3. HFMDY_160803_014.JPG: Why bound a round house? It's the smart thing to do
4. HFMDY_160803_019.JPG: The Dymaxion House is a permanent, fireproof home designed to take advantage of 20th century materials and manufacturing technology.
5. HFMDY_160803_024.JPG: What's so great about a mass-produced home? Everything
6. HFMDY_160803_027.JPG: Aluminum
7. HFMDY_160803_029.JPG: Plastic
8. HFMDY_160803_032.JPG: Dad admires the modern materials of the Dymaxion House because they are
9. HFMDY_160803_034.JPG: Mom loves the modern materials of the Dymaxion House because they are...
10. HFMDY_160803_039.JPG: Dymaxion House: 1,017 square feet of living space!
11. HFMDY_160803_045.JPG: Spacious living and dining room: There's room for everyone!
12. HFMDY_160803_047.JPG: Metal bathrooms: Round corners -- a breeze to clean!
13. HFMDY_160803_054.JPG: Air ventilation system: Provides comfort all year!
14. HFMDY_160803_056.JPG: Modern kitchen: Attractive and efficient
15. HFMDY_160803_057.JPG: Built-in revolving closets and evolving shelves: No need for dressers!
16. HFMDY_160803_059.JPG: Two bedrooms: Cozy and stylish!
17. HFMDY_160803_061.JPG: Please leave all... Strollers, Motorized Vehicles and Food outside The Dymaxion House. Thank You!
18. HFMDY_160803_083.JPG: Ovolving shelves are motor-driven
19. HFMDY_160803_113.JPG: All-in-One Kitchen The stove, oven, and sink were to be integrated into a unit that would include refrigerated drawers and shelves.
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Wikipedia Description: Henry Ford Museum

Henry Ford Museum began as Henry Ford's personal collection of historic objects, which he began collecting as far back as 1906. Today, the 12 acre (49,000 m�) site is primarily a collection of antique machinery, pop culture items, automobiles, locomotives, aircraft, and other items:

* The museum features a 4K digital projection theater, which shows scientific, natural, or historical documentaries, as well as major feature films.
* A model of the nuclear-powered Ford Nucleon automobile
* An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
* The 1961 Lincoln Continental, SS-100-X that President John F. Kennedy was riding in when he was assassinated.
* The rocking chair from Ford's Theatre in which President Abraham Lincoln was sitting when he was shot.
* George Washington's camp bed.
* A ten-person safety bicycle made in 1896.
* A collection of several fine 17th- and 18th-century violins including a Stradivarius.
* Thomas Edison's alleged last breath in a sealed tube.
* Buckminster Fuller's prototype Dymaxion house.
* The bus on which Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat, leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
* Igor Sikorsky's prototype helicopter.
* Fokker Trimotor airplane that flew the first flight over the North Pole.
* Bill Elliott's record-breaking race car clocking in at over 212 MPH at Talladega in 1987
* Fairbottom Bobs, the Newcomen engine
* A steam engine from Cobb's Engine House in England.
* The Automotive Hall of Fame, adjacent to the Henry Ford Museum.
* A working fragment of the original Holiday Inn "Great Sign"
* A Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 2-6-6-6 "Allegheny"-class steam locomotive built by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio. The Allegheny was the most powerful steam locomotive ever built.
* Behind the scenes, the Benson Ford Research Center uses the resources of The Henry Ford, especially the photographic, manuscript and archival material which is rarely displayed, to allow visitors to gai ...More...
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