Fire Department at the Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1945
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Henry Ford's vision for the Ford Motor Company River Rouge Complex was self-sufficiency. A centrally located fire department embodied this ideal. Ford employed nearly 100 men on this all-hours fire protection force. Rouge firemen inspected and maintained fire preventive devices throughout the complex, responded to active fires with Ford chemical and ladder trucks, and--perhaps surprisingly--operated the plant laundry facility.
Henry Ford's vision for the Ford Motor Company River Rouge Complex was self-sufficiency. A centrally located fire department embodied this ideal. Ford employed nearly 100 men on this all-hours fire protection force. Rouge firemen inspected and maintained fire preventive devices throughout the complex, responded to active fires with Ford chemical and ladder trucks, and--perhaps surprisingly--operated the plant laundry facility.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
20 December 1945
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.82339.9
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
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