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| Access Title: | Groundbreaking at the Allen Park VA Facility | | Person/People: | Ford, Henry | | File Type: | Photographs | | Description: | Photograph of the ground breaking ceremony of the new veterans hospital on June 20th 1939. Henry Ford and a young boy (Donald Addy) posed for the ceremonial first shovel with a crowd of onlookers. | | Date: | 1939-06-20 |
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| Access Title: | Henry and Clara Ford Quit-Claim Deed | | Person/People: | Ford, Henry | | File Type: | Text | | Description: | Photocopy of 1937 Quit-Claim Deed documenting Henry and Clara Ford's 1939 donation of 39 acres for the purpose of establishing a veterans hospital. | | Date: | 1937-04-07 |
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| Access Title: | From Soldier to Citizen: history of Detroit VA Medical Center | | Person/People: | Dingell, John D. | | File Type: | Video | | Description: | This film covers the history of the Allen Park/Detroit VA Medical Center as it was conceived in the 1930's with the support of Henry Ford. The Medical Center later moved to Detroit in the 1990's to accomodate the changing needs of the community and the veterans we serve. The video is written and produced by Bill Browning and narrated by Bob Hynes. | | Date: | 2006-06-01 |
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| Access Title: | Dedication Program | | Person/People: | Dingell, John D. | | File Type: | Text | | Description: | Program for the Dedication of the United States Veterans Administration Facility, Southfield Rd and Outer Dr. in Dearborn, Michigan on Tuesday the twentieth of June ninteen hundred and thirty nine at two in the afternoon. Document includes a listing of all the dignitaries at the ceremony. Also in the program is a description of the new hospital. | | Date: | 1939-06-20 |
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