Ford Village Industry Plants, Southeast Michigan, 1934
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In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories throughout southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local residents -- ideally farmers who could maintain their farms when not working at the factory -- and supplied Ford with tools and vehicle parts. This composite image shows several of those plants.
In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories throughout southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local residents -- ideally farmers who could maintain their farms when not working at the factory -- and supplied Ford with tools and vehicle parts. This composite image shows several of those plants.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1934
Subject Date
1934
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Flat Rock
United States, Michigan, Northville
United States, Michigan, Plymouth
United States, Michigan, Ypsilanti
United States, Michigan, Northville Township
Ford Village Industries. Nankin Mills
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.61144
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 in
Width: 10.25 in
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