Composite Photograph Showing Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and the Ford Mack Avenue and Rouge Plants, 1934

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Artifact Overview

This 1934 composite photo brought together portraits of Henry Ford and Edsel Ford, along with images of two of Ford Motor Company's factories. The Mack Avenue plant was the company's first home, from April 1903 to late 1904. The Rouge factory's first facilities opened in 1917. By 1934 the Rouge was among the largest industrial complexes in the world.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

November 1934

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.61115

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 in
Width: 10 in