Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, 1913
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The Highland Park Plant, shown here in 1913, is where Henry Ford would go on to perfect the assembly line process and institute the Five Dollar Day. In this photograph, the plant's exterior is teeming with some of its approximately 50,000 workers, while parked cars and a streetcar line show how these workers got to and from work.
The Highland Park Plant, shown here in 1913, is where Henry Ford would go on to perfect the assembly line process and institute the Five Dollar Day. In this photograph, the plant's exterior is teeming with some of its approximately 50,000 workers, while parked cars and a streetcar line show how these workers got to and from work.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1913
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.3139.A
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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