George Brown Working at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1943

Summary

In 1950, Ford Motor Company Archives hired Owen W. Bombard to gather oral histories from Ford Motor Company employees. Bombard interviewed George Brown, who worked in various capacities for Ford Motor Company from 1907 until his retirement in 1951. Brown's oral history provides valuable insight into nearly a half-century of Ford Motor Company history.

In 1950, Ford Motor Company Archives hired Owen W. Bombard to gather oral histories from Ford Motor Company employees. Bombard interviewed George Brown, who worked in various capacities for Ford Motor Company from 1907 until his retirement in 1951. Brown's oral history provides valuable insight into nearly a half-century of Ford Motor Company history.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

19 July 1943

Subject Date

19 July 1943

Collection Title

General Photographs Series 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.78282

Credit

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

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in

Width: 11 in

The Reminiscences of Mr. George Brown, May 1953

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