Ford Model A Assembly Line at the Rouge Plant, 1928
THF115854 / Ford Model A Assembly Line at the Rouge Plant, 1928
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Artifact Overview
The 1928 Model A was the first automobile completely built at the Rouge, Ford Motor Company's massive factory complex in Dearborn, Michigan. While Model T engines and parts had been manufactured at the Rouge for several years, final assembly of the cars themselves remained at Ford's Highland Park plant. The Model A brought new significance to the growing Rouge factory.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
08 March 1928
Subject Date
08 March 1928
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.51075
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11.25 in
Inscriptions
Front:
51075-3-8-28
Back:
Rouge Plant Model A Assembly Line (showing Cooper-Hewitt lighting)
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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.