Inkster High School Senior Banquet, May 2, 1940
THF705775 / Inkster High School Senior Banquet, May 2, 1940
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Artifact Overview
During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford built a high school, repaired homes, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
02 May 1940
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.188.27534
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in
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