Model T Dashboard Assembly at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, circa 1918

Summary

Ford Motor Company employees posed in the dashboard assembly area at the Highland Park plant. Denim bib overalls, well represented in this photo, were Americans' workwear of choice in the early 20th century, both in factories and on farms. The garments were reinforced at seams and stress points for durability, and they were cut full for ease of movement.

Ford Motor Company employees posed in the dashboard assembly area at the Highland Park plant. Denim bib overalls, well represented in this photo, were Americans' workwear of choice in the early 20th century, both in factories and on farms. The garments were reinforced at seams and stress points for durability, and they were cut full for ease of movement.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1918

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.1018

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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