Making Soybean Paint for Automobiles, Ford Village Industry Plant, Saline, Michigan, November 18, 1941
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In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. The plant in Saline operated from 1938 until 1947. During World War II, workers here processed soybean oil for paints and plastics, and they machined parts for Pratt & Whitney engines.
In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. The plant in Saline operated from 1938 until 1947. During World War II, workers here processed soybean oil for paints and plastics, and they machined parts for Pratt & Whitney engines.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
18 November 1941
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.473
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: 8.000 in
Width: 10.000 in
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