Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Chester, Pennsylvania, 1950
THF299856 / Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Chester, Pennsylvania, 1950
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Artifact Overview
Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company established a network of domestic assembly plants near major American cities. Ford's Chester, Pennsylvania, plant opened in 1928. It was built to take over production from a smaller facility in nearby Philadelphia. Chester's civilian production paused for military work during World War II, then resumed in 1945. Ford ended operations at the plant in 1961.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1950
Subject Date
circa 1950
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.91634.23
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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