Henry Ford II with Henry Ford at the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, April 1944

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford II (left) was photographed with his grandfather, Henry Ford, in the Administration Building at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant on April 10, 1944. That day, the company's board of directors elected the younger Ford as executive vice president. Seventeen months later, the board elected Henry Ford II as Ford Motor Company's president following his grandfather's resignation.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

10 April 1944

Subject Date

10 April 1944

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.79986.2

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: 11 in
Width: 8.25 in

Henry Ford II with Henry Ford at the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, April 1944