Telegraphic Department at the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, 1931

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Artifact Overview

This interior view of the telegraph department at the Ford Administration Building shows several employees working at their desks. The variety of devices they are using--including typewriters and telegraphs in "sounder boxes"--captures evidence of a "connected" workforce--constantly receiving, processing, and exchanging information.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

22 May 1931

Subject Date

22 May 1931

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.56217.1

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: 7.938 in
Width: 11.125 in