Ford GPW (Jeep) Assembly Line, Lincoln Plant, Detroit, Michigan, September 1942
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Artifact Overview
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company suspended civilian production during World War II. Instead, the company devoted its employees and factories to manufacturing Allied war materiel. Ford facilities produced aircraft engines, bomber airplanes, gliders, tanks, armored cars, and -- as seen here -- GPW jeep vehicles. More than 282,000 jeeps rolled off Ford assembly lines from 1941-1945.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 September 1942
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.77019.C
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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