Ford Motor Company Powerhouse, Milan, Michigan, June 1945
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In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. The plant in Milan operated from 1938 until 1947. Workers there made ignition coils and ammeters for Ford Motor Company vehicles.
In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. The plant in Milan operated from 1938 until 1947. Workers there made ignition coils and ammeters for Ford Motor Company vehicles.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
14 June 1945
Subject Date
14 June 1945
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.188.73663
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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