Workers Crating Ford GPW (Jeeps) for Shipping, Ford Assembly Plant, Dallas, Texas, 1944
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Civilian automobile production paused during World War II as American industries geared up for victory. This photograph shows workers on a converted Ford assembly line in Dallas, Texas, preparing U.S. Army jeeps for shipping.
Civilian automobile production paused during World War II as American industries geared up for victory. This photograph shows workers on a converted Ford assembly line in Dallas, Texas, preparing U.S. Army jeeps for shipping.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
09 October 1944
Subject Date
09 October 1944
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.80707.2
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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