Office Area in the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, Dearborn, Michigan, 1945
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From the late 1800s through the 1950s, open plan work environments were typical. Most workers sat in long rows of desks that filled large hallways. Ford Motor Company used an open plan to accommodate its growing staff in 1945. Henry Ford II, who assumed the presidency from his ailing grandfather that year, modernized Ford with a corporate structure modeled after General Motors.
From the late 1800s through the 1950s, open plan work environments were typical. Most workers sat in long rows of desks that filled large hallways. Ford Motor Company used an open plan to accommodate its growing staff in 1945. Henry Ford II, who assumed the presidency from his ailing grandfather that year, modernized Ford with a corporate structure modeled after General Motors.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
10 December 1945
Subject Date
10 December 1945
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant
Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant. Administration Building
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.82320.99
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 in
Width: 10.938 in
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