Henry Ford Observing Riveters Working at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Plant, December 1942
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Riveting was an essential craft at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant. Each completed B-24 bomber contained more than 300,000 rivets in over 500 sizes. The skilled women who did this work at Willow Run and other American factories during World War II inspired the symbolic "Rosie the Riveter" character. "Rosie" remains a feminist icon today.
Riveting was an essential craft at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant. Each completed B-24 bomber contained more than 300,000 rivets in over 500 sizes. The skilled women who did this work at Willow Run and other American factories during World War II inspired the symbolic "Rosie the Riveter" character. "Rosie" remains a feminist icon today.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
21 December 1942
Subject Date
21 December 1942
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.77289.2
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: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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