Henry Ford: $5 Day

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This Expert Set was compiled in 2013 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Henry Ford’s birth.

Crowd of Applicants outside Highland Park Plant after Five Dollar Day Announcement, January 1914 - 8

Letter to Henry Ford from the Wife of an Assembly Line Worker, 1914 - 5

Newspaper Article, "Gold Rush is Started by Ford's $5 Offer," January 7, 1914 - 4

Ford Motor Company Publication: "Helpful Hints and Advice to Ford Employes," 1915 - 1

Newspaper Article, "Henry Ford Gives $10,000,000 in 1914 Profits to His Employes"

"Factory Facts from Ford," 1915 - 3

Ford Motor Company Meeting Minutes Book, 1911-1919 - 1

Ford Motor Company Clipping Book, Volume 2, January 6-10, 1914 - 3

Keywords	Henry Ford Automotive Assembly
Themes	Mobility

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