Ford Motor Company Branch in Pernambuco, Brazil, June 24, 1926
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Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches in cities around the world. Ford formed a Brazilian subsidiary, Ford Brasil, in 1919. The company opened its first factory there, at Sao Paulo, in 1921. Other factories followed. Separately, Henry Ford unsuccessfully attempted to establish rubber plantations in north-central Brazil. Ford Motor Company ended vehicle production in the country in 2021.
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches in cities around the world. Ford formed a Brazilian subsidiary, Ford Brasil, in 1919. The company opened its first factory there, at Sao Paulo, in 1921. Other factories followed. Separately, Henry Ford unsuccessfully attempted to establish rubber plantations in north-central Brazil. Ford Motor Company ended vehicle production in the country in 2021.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
24 June 1926
Subject Date
24 June 1926
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.46877
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: 8.0625 in
Width: 10.9375 in
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