1931 Ford Victoria Coupe on Assembly Line at Rouge Plant, 1931
THF122719 / 1931 Ford Victoria Coupe on Assembly Line at Rouge Plant, 1931
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Artifact Overview
In the final stages of assembly, the body of a 1931 Ford Model A is lowered onto its chassis. Ford's assembly line resembled a river system. Smaller lines or "streams" fed components -- frames, engines, wheels, bodies -- to the larger final line. All the parts came together in this main "river" line where the car took shape in its completed form.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
06 March 1931
Subject Date
06 March 1931
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.55974
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: 10.5 in
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