Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Memphis, Tennessee, 1949

THF299858 / Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Memphis, Tennessee, 1949
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Artifact Overview

Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in most major American cities. Ford opened its first plant in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1913. It operated until 1924, when Ford built a larger Albert Kahn-designed factory.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1949

Subject Date

circa 1949

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.89478.4

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: 9.875 in

Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Memphis, Tennessee, 1949