Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Assembly Plant, 1942
THF93244 / Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Assembly Plant, 1942
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company turned to industrial architect Albert Kahn to design its Willow Run bomber plant during World War II. Kahn had previously designed the automaker's Highland Park and Rouge factories. Willow Run's massive main assembly building, completed in November 1941, was more than a mile long. It was Kahn's last major project. The architect died in 1942.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
23 October 1942
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.77130
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: 7.875 in
Width: 10.75 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on linen side border: Exterior of W.R.
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