Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Louisville, Kentucky, September 13, 1948

THF299809 / Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Louisville, Kentucky, September 13, 1948
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Artifact Overview

Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These branches allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in most major American cities. Ford opened a Louisville, Kentucky, branch in 1916. The company relocated to this larger facility in 1925. Ford moved again in 1955.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

13 September 1948

Subject Date

13 September 1948

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.86968

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: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Louisville, Kentucky, September 13, 1948