Red Cross Women's Motor Corps Workers Learn about Auto Maintenance, November 1941
THF270093 / Red Cross Women's Motor Corps Workers Learn about Auto Maintenance, November 1941
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Artifact Overview
In 1941, Ford Motor Company provided automobile maintenance classes at its Highland Park facilities for the local Red Cross Volunteer Motor Corps. Instructors trained the volunteers in the mechanical skills they would need to keep their vehicles moving in times of emergency. Along with providing space for training, Ford also donated its 29 millionth Ford vehicle to the humanitarian organization.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
17 November 1941
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.76384.C
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.000 in
Width: 11.000 in
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