Women Working on Pratt & Whitney Engine Parts at the Ford Twin Cities Plant in St. Paul, Minnesota, 1943
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company opened its Twin Cities Assembly Plant at St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1925. These women were photographed while working on pistons for Pratt & Whitney R-2800 aircraft engines during World War II. Finished pistons were sent to the Rouge, where final engine assembly was completed in a purpose-built facility. Ford workers manufactured nearly 58,000 engines by war's end.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1943
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.78460.2
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: 8.063 in
Width: 10.875 in
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