Ford Motor Company Sawmill, Munising, Michigan, 1944
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Ford Motor Company had several facilities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Henry Ford purchased an abandoned sawmill at Munising, Michigan, in 1944. He began renovations on the mill, but Mr. Ford's failing health prevented him from completing the project. The Munising sawmill was sold, along with other Ford-owned Upper Peninsula properties, after Mr. Ford's death in 1947.
Ford Motor Company had several facilities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Henry Ford purchased an abandoned sawmill at Munising, Michigan, in 1944. He began renovations on the mill, but Mr. Ford's failing health prevented him from completing the project. The Munising sawmill was sold, along with other Ford-owned Upper Peninsula properties, after Mr. Ford's death in 1947.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
July 1944
Subject Date
July 1944
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.188.73026
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: 8.75 in
Width: 11 in
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