Welding on Lincoln Automobile Assembly Line, Ford Rouge Plant, 1946-1947

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Artifact Overview

After Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln Motor Company in 1922, it continued to build the cars in Lincoln's plant at the corner of Livernois and Warren Avenues in Detroit. Main production was later moved to a new factory in suburban Wixom, Michigan, which opened in 1957. Dedicated assembly lines allowed Lincoln to maintain consistent high quality in its vehicles.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1946-1947

Creator Notes

Photographed by Joseph Farkas for Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.84038.2

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: 8.25 in
Width: 11.5 in

Welding on Lincoln Automobile Assembly Line, Ford Rouge Plant, 1946-1947