Ford Motor Company Branch in Wixom, Michigan, 1957
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company's Wixom, Michigan, plant opened in 1957. It was one of several new auto factories built in suburban Detroit between 1945 and 1957. Employees at the Wixom Assembly Plant mostly built Lincoln vehicles, though production included some Ford Thunderbirds and GT sports cars as well. The factory closed in 2007, and it was torn down five years later.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1957
Subject Date
1957
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.113220.191.3
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: 8.1875 in
Width: 10 in
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