Ford Motor Company Executive Lewis D. Crusoe, August 1948

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Artifact Overview

Lewis D. Crusoe joined Ford Motor Company in 1946 after a long career at General Motors' Fisher Body Division. He became vice president and general manager of the Ford Division in 1948. Under Crusoe, the division gained more control over its products, and he championed the 1949 Ford and 1955 Ford Thunderbird. Crusoe retired from Ford in 1957.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

30 August 1948

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.86880.4

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: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in