Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria, 1935
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Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1935
Subject Date
1935
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
95.1.1787.1.9
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Toning (Photography)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.625 in
Width: 9.75 in
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