Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Richmond, California, September 15, 1931
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company opened an Albert Kahn-designed assembly plant in Richmond, California, in 1930. During World War II, employees at the factory built tanks, jeeps, and other military vehicles. Ford closed the Richmond plant in 1956. Today it houses private businesses and a visitor center for Rosie the Riveter / World War II Home Front National Historical Park.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
15 September 1931
Subject Date
15 September 1931
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.56436.1
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: 8.5 in
Width: 10 in
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