American Flag and Bulls Eye Flag Flying Over Ford Rouge Plant Gate 4, June 28, 1943
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The American flag flew high over Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant during World War II. Workers there built aircraft engines and military vehicles for the Allied war effort. Also in this photo is the bullseye flag of the U.S. Treasury Department. It was awarded to businesses with 100 percent employee participation in the bond-sales programs that helped finance the war.
The American flag flew high over Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant during World War II. Workers there built aircraft engines and military vehicles for the Allied war effort. Also in this photo is the bullseye flag of the U.S. Treasury Department. It was awarded to businesses with 100 percent employee participation in the bond-sales programs that helped finance the war.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
28 June 1943
Subject Date
28 June 1943
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.78141.1A
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: 11.125 in
Width: 8.063 in
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