Women Working at the Ford Motor Company Phoenix Mill Plant, Plymouth, Michigan, June 1923

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Artifact Overview

In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories throughout southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" supplied Ford with tools and vehicle parts, and they employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. Employees at Ford's Phoenix Mill factory made electrical parts and voltage regulators. Most of this factory's employees were women.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

25 June 1923

Subject Date

25 June 1923

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.34732

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 in

Women Working at the Ford Motor Company Phoenix Mill Plant, Plymouth, Michigan, June 1923