Women Employees Taking Fingerprints, Rouge Plant Employment Building, November 1942
THF272836 / Women Employees Taking Fingerprints, Rouge Plant Employment Building, November 1942
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Artifact Overview
During World War II, women joined the workforce in record numbers to take on essential jobs traditionally held by men now serving in the armed forces. The women in this photo fingerprinted new employees for identification purposes at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory complex. It was no small task at a major wartime factory where worker turnover was constant.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
23 November 1942
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.77212.5
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: 11 in
Width: 8 in
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