Women Employees Learning Fingerprinting Procedure, Ford Rouge Plant Employment Building, November 1942

THF272830 / Women Employees Learning Fingerprinting Procedure, Ford Rouge Plant Employment Building, November 1942
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Artifact Overview

During World War II, women joined the workforce in record numbers to take on essential jobs traditionally held by men now serving in the armed forces. The women in this photo fingerprinted new employees for identification purposes at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory complex. It was no small task at a major wartime factory where worker turnover was constant.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

23 November 1942

Subject Date

23 November 1942

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.77212.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in

Women Employees Learning Fingerprinting Procedure, Ford Rouge Plant Employment Building, November 1942