Ernest R. Breech, Executive Vice-President, Ford Motor Company, circa 1950
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Ernest R. Breech was running automotive-supplier Bendix Corporation when Henry Ford II brought him to Ford Motor Company in 1946. Breech served as a mentor to Ford, who had become president of his family's company at age 28. Together, Ford and Breech rebuilt the Ford organization into a modern, publicly traded corporation. Breech resigned from his daily role at Ford in 1960.
Ernest R. Breech was running automotive-supplier Bendix Corporation when Henry Ford II brought him to Ford Motor Company in 1946. Breech served as a mentor to Ford, who had become president of his family's company at age 28. Together, Ford and Breech rebuilt the Ford organization into a modern, publicly traded corporation. Breech resigned from his daily role at Ford in 1960.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1950
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.835
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: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in
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