Victor Perini Family Before Moving to Brazil from Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1930
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In 1928, Henry Ford established Fordlandia in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. After a year of mismanagement by Ford officials, Ford asked a trusted supervisor, Victor Perini, to turn things around. Perini went to the Amazon, but found the heat exhausting. He returned to Michigan with his family in May 1930 -- only a few months after arrival.
In 1928, Henry Ford established Fordlandia in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. After a year of mismanagement by Ford officials, Ford asked a trusted supervisor, Victor Perini, to turn things around. Perini went to the Amazon, but found the heat exhausting. He returned to Michigan with his family in May 1930 -- only a few months after arrival.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
19 February 1930
Subject Date
19 February 1930
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.74.6
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: 2.5 in (entire page: 11")
Width: 2.5 in (entire page: 8.5")
Inscriptions
Typed under image on album page: Victor Perini, Wife and three children / Iron Mountain, Michigan / Married 3 children ages 15, 13 and 6 /.