Aerial Rendering of Ford Motor Company Branch in Bologna, Italy, 1951

Summary

Ford established its Italian subsidiary, Ford Motor Company d'Italia, in 1923. It was initially headquartered in Trieste, at a plant that completed final assembly of partially assembled components shipped from the United States. Ford's Italian subsidiary moved to Bologna in 1933, and then to Rome in 1959.

Ford established its Italian subsidiary, Ford Motor Company d'Italia, in 1923. It was initially headquartered in Trieste, at a plant that completed final assembly of partially assembled components shipped from the United States. Ford's Italian subsidiary moved to Bologna in 1933, and then to Rome in 1959.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1951

Subject Date

1951

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.768

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5.25 in

Width: 7.5 in

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