Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Driving the 20-Millionth Ford off the Rouge Plant Assembly Line, Dearborn, Michigan, 1931

THF105763 / Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Driving the 20-Millionth Ford off the Rouge Plant Assembly Line, Dearborn, Michigan, 1931 / front

Artifact Overview

The Ford Motor Company produced its 20 millionth automobile -- a black Town Sedan -- in 1931. The car rolled off Ford's Rouge plant assembly line on April 14th, and it then embarked on a nationwide publicity tour. This photograph shows Henry Ford driving the car off the assembly line; Edsel is in the passenger seat.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

14 April 1931

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.56063.18

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

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Automobiles Cars Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant Ford Model A automobile Assembly-line methods

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Workers on Assembly Line at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1932

Set

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Engineers at Ford's Highland Park plant had fine-tuned the moving assembly line. With this experience in hand, Ford created the "B" Building at its new River Rouge complex with extensive conveyer systems to accommodate the flow of parts and assembly processes. Here, line workers prepare chassis on the assembly line before they are coupled with their respective bodies.