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Ford Motor Company Employees outside Mack Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1903-1904

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company's first plant was a rented former wagon factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit. From 1903 until 1905, this crew of workers assembled Ford automobiles from purchased parts, then inspected, tuned, and prepared each car for shipping. Using this system of small assembly operation, the men produced an average of fifteen finished automobiles each day.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1903-1904

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.188.1086

Credit

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

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

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Ford Motor Company Employees outside Mack Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1903-1904