25,000 Employees at the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, circa 1912

Summary

Ford Motor Company's Highland Park plant was nothing less than the most influential factory of the 20th century. Within its walls Henry Ford and his associates developed the moving assembly line, introduced the Five Dollar Day for workers, and produced millions of reliable and affordable Model T automobiles that put the world on wheels.

Ford Motor Company's Highland Park plant was nothing less than the most influential factory of the 20th century. Within its walls Henry Ford and his associates developed the moving assembly line, introduced the Five Dollar Day for workers, and produced millions of reliable and affordable Model T automobiles that put the world on wheels.

Artifact

Photographic postcard

Subject Date

circa 1912

Creators

Unknown

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

81.167.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in

Width: 5.5 in

Inscriptions

Text at top of postcard front: 25,000 Employees at the Ford Motor Co. Plant, Detroit, Mich.

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