Workers Punching the Time Clock at Packard Automobile Company, circa 1936

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Artifact Overview

The time clock was an essential part of an early 20th-century factory like the Packard plant in Detroit, Michigan. Regulating time was key to standardizing work and synchronizing workers in an industrial setting. Time clocks were also vital for establishing worker wages and tracking pay rates.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1936

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.6629

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in