Undesirable Home Surroundings Found on First Investigation, Ford Sociological Department, 1914-1915
THF95035 / Undesirable Home Surroundings Found on First Investigation, Ford Sociological Department, 1914-1915
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company established its Sociological Department in 1914. The department established rules and conditions that Ford employees had to meet to qualify for the company's Five Dollar Day pay rate. Department officials monitored employees both at work and at home. This photograph documented what the department considered to be undesirable living conditions at an employee's house.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1914-1915
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.4546.1
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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