Henry Ford II, President of Ford Motor Company, December 1946
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When Henry Ford II became president of Ford Motor Company in 1945, the firm was in crisis. It had suffered the death of his father, Edsel Ford, in 1943, and subsequent unsteady leadership by his ailing grandfather, Henry Ford. The young Ford hired a team of management experts and transformed the automaker from an outsized family business into a modern corporation.
When Henry Ford II became president of Ford Motor Company in 1945, the firm was in crisis. It had suffered the death of his father, Edsel Ford, in 1943, and subsequent unsteady leadership by his ailing grandfather, Henry Ford. The young Ford hired a team of management experts and transformed the automaker from an outsized family business into a modern corporation.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
16 December 1946
Subject Date
16 December 1946
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Automobile industry executives
Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant
Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant. Administration Building
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.83655.1
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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