Factory Air Pollution, circa 1925

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Artifact Overview

In the 1920s, the source of air pollution was easy to recognize. Smoke pours out of the chimneys at an unspecified factory in this photo.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1922-1926

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

91.98.783

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 2.875 in
Width: 4.875 in

Factory Air Pollution, circa 1925