B.R. Brown Service Building at Ford Motor Company Plant, Alexandria, Virginia, 1932
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Artifact Overview
Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These branches were located near most major American cities. Ford's first Alexandria, Virginia, branch -- near Washington, D.C. -- opened in 1917. The company opened a new facility on the Potomac River in 1932. The U.S. Navy converted Ford's waterfront factory into a munitions plant in 1942.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1932
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.721.P.833.57239.51
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
Inscriptions
verso stamp:
POWER & CONSTRUCTION / APR 13 1931
verso stamp:
POWER & CONSTRUCTION / FEB 26 1931
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