General "Hap" Arnold and Henry Ford with Model Ford Airplane Engine, March 1941
THF240750 / General "Hap" Arnold and Henry Ford with Model Ford Airplane Engine, March 1941
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Artifact Overview
General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces, visited Ford Motor Company in March 1941. Europe was embroiled in World War II and America's entry seemed likely. Ford agreed to build Pratt & Whitney military aircraft engines. By war's end, Ford was building the engines in Detroit and in branch assembly plants around the United States.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
20 March 1941
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.189.15577
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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