Remember those souvenir picture postcards that fold out into a long string of pictures?
I wish this one would be reproduced.
It sure is amazing what an empire Henry built, and in a relatively short amount of time.
A nice video production of the still photos created by Blown Gasket
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Henry Ford Sure Built an Empire
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Tom Wesenberg
- Published: 01-16-2021, 10:56 AM
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thanks for posting
Terry