Ford Rouge Plant Tool and Die Building, December 27, 1938
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Ford Motor Company constructed a new tool-and-die building at its massive Rouge factory complex in 1938. The employees who staffed the completed building were among the most skilled workers at the Rouge. They designed, built, and repaired the highly specialized tools and machines used throughout the plant. Many learned their crafts at the Henry Ford Trade School.
Ford Motor Company constructed a new tool-and-die building at its massive Rouge factory complex in 1938. The employees who staffed the completed building were among the most skilled workers at the Rouge. They designed, built, and repaired the highly specialized tools and machines used throughout the plant. Many learned their crafts at the Henry Ford Trade School.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
27 December 1938
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.69463.103
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: 7.875 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Text on lower right front corner plate: FORD MOTOR COMPANY No. 69463 / Tool & Die Shop / ROUGE PLANT, DEARBORN, MICH. / Giffels & Vallet Inc. Architects & Engineers / Sabadash & Sabadash- Excavators / Bethlehem Steel Co.- Structural Steel / Raymond Concrete Pile Co.- Pile Driving / O.W. Burke Company- Foundation Contractor / J.A. Utley- General Architectural Trades / General Contractor / Date 12-27-38/ Photo No 103
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