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Ford Motor Company Photographers with Ford Model T Touring Car outside the Highland Park Plant

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford was especially interested in documenting his company's activities as an example for others to follow. In the 1920s, the Ford Motor Company's Photographic Department was the world's largest still and motion picture production unit. Company photographers documented various activities from the shop floor to the community. These efforts demonstrated the power of photography in education, documentation, and propaganda.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

20 March 1916

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.5412

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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in