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- Henry Ford sits examining spinning wheel while a group of children look on, at the McGuffey School (named for McGuffey reader inventor, William Holmes McGuffey) at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. "William Holmes McGuffey’s textbooks were first printed in the 1836, when public schools like this one were opening. They created a set reading level for students of various ages and abilities. Over the next century, more than 122 million copies of the McGuffey Readers were printed and used by school children across the country," from Greenfield Village's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1938-06-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Henry Ford sits examining spinning wheel while a group of children look on, at the McGuffey School (named for McGuffey reader inventor, William Holmes McGuffey) at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. "William Holmes McGuffey’s textbooks were first printed in the 1836, when public schools like this one were opening. They created a set reading level for students of various ages and abilities. Over the next century, more than 122 million copies of the McGuffey Readers were printed and used by school children across the country," from Greenfield Village's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1938-06-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Henry Ford sits examining spinning wheel while a group of children look on, at the McGuffey School (named for McGuffey reader inventor, William Holmes McGuffey) at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. "William Holmes McGuffey’s textbooks were first printed in the 1836, when public schools like this one were opening. They created a set reading level for students of various ages and abilities. Over the next century, more than 122 million copies of the McGuffey Readers were printed and used by school children across the country," from Greenfield Village's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1938-06-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City