Workers Operate a Log Carriage inside a Sawmill in Alberta, Michigan, 1937
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Ford Motor Company had several facilities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Ford built a sawmill and established a company town at Alberta, Michigan, in 1935. More a public relations effort than a vital industry, Ford operated the Alberta mill until 1954. The company then donated the facility and 1,700 acres of surrounding forest land to Michigan Technological University.
Ford Motor Company had several facilities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Ford built a sawmill and established a company town at Alberta, Michigan, in 1935. More a public relations effort than a vital industry, Ford operated the Alberta mill until 1954. The company then donated the facility and 1,700 acres of surrounding forest land to Michigan Technological University.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
06 August 1937
Subject Date
circa 1937
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.189.P.12508
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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