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  • H0004-01. Gerald Ford's mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner. 1912
    H0004-01. Gerald Ford's mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner. 1912
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  • H0003-02. Portrait of Gerald R. Ford, named Leslie Lynch King, Jr. until 1916, around ten months old. ca. June 1914
    H0003-02. Portrait of Gerald R. Ford, named Leslie Lynch King, Jr. until 1916, around ten months old. ca. June 1914
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  • H0005-01. Gerald R. Ford as a young boy. 1916.
    H0005-01. Gerald R. Ford as a young boy. 1916.
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  • H0027-03. Gerald Ford with his pet Boston Terrier. Different sources identify the dog as either Spot or Fleck. ca. 1916
    H0027-03. Gerald Ford with his pet Boston Terrier. Different sources identify the dog as either Spot or Fleck. ca. 1916
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  • H0028-03. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and his cousin Gardner James display the day's catch from a dock, Delavan Lake, WI.
    H0028-03. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and his cousin Gardner James display the day's catch from a dock, Delavan Lake, WI.
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  • H0022-04. Gerald R. Ford, Jr., Madison Elementary School. ca. 1923
    H0022-04. Gerald R. Ford, Jr., Madison Elementary School. ca. 1923
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  • H0023-04. Gerald R. Ford, Jr., Carl Engel, Tom Ford, and an unidentified boy pose with their pioneer wagon after winning first prize in the Boys Day Parade. 1923.
    H0023-04. Gerald R. Ford, Jr., Carl Engel, Tom Ford, and an unidentified boy pose with their pioneer wagon after winning first prize in the Boys Day Parade. 1923.
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  • H0024-04. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. poses with his cousins Gardner and Adele James and half-brother Tom Ford. 1924.
    H0024-04. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. poses with his cousins Gardner and Adele James and half-brother Tom Ford. 1924.
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  • H0024-03. Gerald Ford and his half-brother Dick on the steps in front of their home at 649 Union Street. ca. 1924
    H0024-03. Gerald Ford and his half-brother Dick on the steps in front of their home at 649 Union Street. ca. 1924
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  • H0016-03. Gerald R. Ford, Jr., in football jersey. 1932
    H0016-03. Gerald R. Ford, Jr., in football jersey. 1932
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  • H0035-03. Gerald Ford on the football field at the University of Michigan. 1933
    H0035-03. Gerald Ford on the football field at the University of Michigan. 1933
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  • AV82-18-0024. University of Michigan Football Team (Composite) [Ford: bottom right]. 1933
    AV82-18-0024. University of Michigan Football Team (Composite) [Ford: bottom right]. 1933
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  • H0014-04. Gerald Ford as a ranger at Yellowstone National Park. 1936
    H0014-04. Gerald Ford as a ranger at Yellowstone National Park. 1936
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  • AV82-18-0034. GRF with a large group of naval officers, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ca. 1943
    AV82-18-0034. GRF with a large group of naval officers, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ca. 1943
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  • AV82-18-0035. Gerald R. Ford with a large group of naval officers, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ca. 1943
    AV82-18-0035. Gerald R. Ford with a large group of naval officers, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ca. 1943
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  • AV82-203-15. Gunnery Officers on board the USS MONTEREY, October 24, 1943. Gerald R. Ford is the second person from the right in the front row.
    AV82-203-15. Gunnery Officers on board the USS MONTEREY, October 24, 1943. Gerald R. Ford is the second person from the right in the front row.

    Photograph from Gerald Ford's World War II years which is not part of the White House Photographic Office historical photos. It is from the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administrat...Read more

    Photograph from Gerald Ford's World War II years which is not part of the White House Photographic Office historical photos. It is from the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration. The original NARA negative number is 80-G-366872.

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  • AV82-203-021. The USS Monterey founders during a typhoon in December 1944. Gerald R. Ford served aboard the Monterey from June 17, 1943 to the end of December 1944. He served as director of physical training, a gunnery officer, and an assistant navigator.
    AV82-203-021. The USS Monterey founders during a typhoon in December 1944. Gerald R. Ford served aboard the Monterey from June 17, 1943 to the end of December 1944. He se...Show more
    AV82-203-021. The USS Monterey founders during a typhoon in December 1944. Gerald R. Ford served aboard the Monterey from June 17, 1943 to the end of December 1944. He served as director of physical training, a gunnery officer, and an assistant navigator. Show less
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  • AV82-216A. Navigation Officer Gerald R. Ford takes a sextant reading aboard the USS Monterey. 1944
    AV82-216A. Navigation Officer Gerald R. Ford takes a sextant reading aboard the USS Monterey. 1944
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  • H0016-2. Lieutenant Commander Gerald R. Ford, Jr. 1945.
    H0016-2. Lieutenant Commander Gerald R. Ford, Jr. 1945.
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  • AV93-10. Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford, Sr. Undated (1950s)
    AV93-10. Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford, Sr. Undated (1950s)
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    H0004-01. Gerald Ford's mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner. 1912
    H0003-02. Portrait of Gerald R. Ford, named Leslie Lynch King, Jr. until 1916, around ten months old. ca. June 1914
    H0005-01. Gerald R. Ford as a young boy. 1916.
    H0027-03. Gerald Ford with his pet Boston Terrier. Different sources identify the dog as either Spot or Fleck. ca. 1916
    H0028-03. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and his cousin Gardner James display the day's catch from a dock, Delavan Lake, WI.
    H0022-04. Gerald R. Ford, Jr., Madison Elementary School. ca. 1923
    H0023-04. Gerald R. Ford, Jr., Carl Engel, Tom Ford, and an unidentified boy pose with their pioneer wagon after winning first prize in the Boys Day Parade. 1923.
    H0024-04. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. poses with his cousins Gardner and Adele James and half-brother Tom Ford. 1924.
    H0024-03. Gerald Ford and his half-brother Dick on the steps in front of their home at 649 Union Street. ca. 1924
    H0016-03. Gerald R. Ford, Jr., in football jersey. 1932
    H0035-03. Gerald Ford on the football field at the University of Michigan. 1933
    AV82-18-0024. University of Michigan Football Team (Composite) [Ford: bottom right]. 1933
    H0014-04. Gerald Ford as a ranger at Yellowstone National Park. 1936
    AV82-18-0034. GRF with a large group of naval officers, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ca. 1943
    AV82-18-0035. Gerald R. Ford with a large group of naval officers, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ca. 1943
    AV82-203-15. Gunnery Officers on board the USS MONTEREY, October 24, 1943. Gerald R. Ford is the second person from the right in the front row.
    AV82-203-021. The USS Monterey founders during a typhoon in December 1944. Gerald R. Ford served aboard the Monterey from June 17, 1943 to the end of December 1944. He served as director of physical training, a gunnery officer, and an assistant navigator.
    AV82-216A. Navigation Officer Gerald R. Ford takes a sextant reading aboard the USS Monterey. 1944
    H0016-2. Lieutenant Commander Gerald R. Ford, Jr. 1945.
    AV93-10. Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford, Sr. Undated (1950s)
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