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Published by Unpublished, Dearborn, Michigan, 1947
Seller: Tennyson Williams Books and Fine Art, Williamsburg, VA, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible First Edition Signed
Paper. Condition: Collectible-Very Good+. Original. In 1947 longtime (1906-1958) Ford Motor Company employee Charles H. Niepoth donated a large collection of papers that now constitute the Charles H. Niemoth Papers , 1906-1947 at the Benson Ford Research Center in Dearborn. On offer here is a small archive of 52 items--papers and photographs that Niepoth subsequently gathered between 1947 and his retirement from Ford in 1958. Included are a signed letter from Henry Ford, II sent to Niepoth upon his retirement; various internal memos (some signed); 39 black and white photographs (most a little larger than 8" X 10"), including 5 showing the Ford "blimp" and its crew; a Christmas card signed by Harold T. Youngren; a letter to Niepoth from the insurance underwriter detailing the 1953 trip of the Ford X-100 experimental automobile in France; and more. Most items are in near-fine condition; only a few are lightly toned. Size: Various Sizes. SIGNED. Manuscript.