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
Collection Title
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
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