Workers Polishing Truck Bodies at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, February 3, 1945
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Workers at Ford Motor Company built more than 77,000 cargo trucks for the Allies during World War II. When the war ended in 1945, employees returned to producing civilian vehicles. Ford's first postwar trucks -- like its cars -- used prewar styling and designs. Rubber was still in short supply, so 1945 Ford trucks came without spare tires.
Workers at Ford Motor Company built more than 77,000 cargo trucks for the Allies during World War II. When the war ended in 1945, employees returned to producing civilian vehicles. Ford's first postwar trucks -- like its cars -- used prewar styling and designs. Rubber was still in short supply, so 1945 Ford trucks came without spare tires.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
03 February 1945
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.81247.2
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 in
Width: 11 in
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