Edsel Ford, Henry Ford, Charles Sorensen, P.E. Martin, and Other Ford Motor Company Executives at Roundtable Luncheon, circa 1933
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In the early 1930s, Ford Motor Company's nerve center was the executive dining room at the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn. Every day at 1:00 p.m., Henry Ford sat down with his senior engineering, production, and sales executives for a working lunch. The mealtime discussions, which lasted anywhere from one to five hours, kept Mr. Ford informed on all company matters.
In the early 1930s, Ford Motor Company's nerve center was the executive dining room at the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn. Every day at 1:00 p.m., Henry Ford sat down with his senior engineering, production, and sales executives for a working lunch. The mealtime discussions, which lasted anywhere from one to five hours, kept Mr. Ford informed on all company matters.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1933
Subject Date
circa 1933
Creators
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Automobile industry executives
Cowling, William C., 1881-1966
Martin, P. E. (Peter Edmund), 1882-1944
Sorensen, Charles E. (Charles Emil), 1881-1968
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.69570
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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