Ford Motor Company Employee Home Improvement Project, Inkster, Michigan, 1930-1944

Summary

During the Great Depression, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community near Dearborn that was hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford assisted Inkster residents with home improvements by providing money, materials, and labor. Homeowners contributed their own resources and efforts to the work as well.

During the Great Depression, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community near Dearborn that was hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford assisted Inkster residents with home improvements by providing money, materials, and labor. Homeowners contributed their own resources and efforts to the work as well.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1930-1944

Subject Date

1930-1944

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.55.8

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: 10.25 in

Inscriptions

on front: 3215 Alfred Street

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