Henry Ford at Willow Run Bomber Plant Construction Site, 1941

Artifact Overview

Designed by renowned industrial architect Albert Kahn for Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was built for the mass production of World War II B-24 bombers. By the end of 1944, the Ypsilanti, Michigan, factory was producing 650 B-24 Liberators every month. Willow Run closed in 1945, but only after adding 8,685 bombers to the war effort.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

30 July 1941

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.29399.B

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: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Charter Township of Ypsilanti Photographic prints Photographs Airplane factories Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant B-24 (Bomber) Building construction Defense Industries