Construction of Ford Motor Company Research & Engineering Center, Dearborn, Michigan, 1952
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Ford Motor Company built a new Research and Engineering Center in Dearborn, Michigan, in the 1950s. The project required eight years of construction and $50 million of funding, but it served the automaker well for six decades. In 2019, Ford announced plans to renovate and rebuild the facility.
Ford Motor Company built a new Research and Engineering Center in Dearborn, Michigan, in the 1950s. The project required eight years of construction and $50 million of funding, but it served the automaker well for six decades. In 2019, Ford announced plans to renovate and rebuild the facility.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
28 January 1952-20 April 1952
Subject Date
28 January 1952-20 April 1952
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.536.P.833.98012.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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