Conveyors with Radiator Grilles on Assembly Line at Ford Rouge Plant, 1937

Summary

Quality control is an important element in any factory. Here, workers at Ford's Rouge plant inspect radiator grilles for defects. Flawed grilles are removed from the overhead conveyor, repaired, and then returned to the stream to make their way toward the main chassis assembly line.

Quality control is an important element in any factory. Here, workers at Ford's Rouge plant inspect radiator grilles for defects. Flawed grilles are removed from the overhead conveyor, repaired, and then returned to the stream to make their way toward the main chassis assembly line.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

15 July 1937

Subject Date

15 July 1937

Collection Title

General Photographs Series 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.68539.A

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: 7.75 in

Width: 11.125 in

Connect 3

Discover curious connections between artifacts.

Learn More