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

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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