Construction of Ford Motor Company Hydro Electric Station in Saline, Michigan, 1935
THF99453 / Construction of Ford Motor Company Hydro Electric Station in Saline, Michigan, 1935
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Artifact Overview
In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. One plant, constructed in Saline in the mid-1930s, operated until 1947. During World War II, workers here processed soybean oil for paints and plastics and machined parts for Pratt & Whitney engines.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
23 December 1935
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.15867
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Inset caption box in lower right corner front reads:
FORD MOTOR COMPANY / Hydro Electric Station / SALINE, MICHIGAN. / Date 12-23-35 / Photo No. 15867
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Related Content
SetHenry Ford: Village Industries
- 9 Artifacts
In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories to supply Ford with needed tools and vehicle parts. He scattered these "Village Industries" throughout southeast Michigan usually along rivers. Ford employed local residents -- ideally farmers who could maintain their farms when not working at the factory. This map shows the factories Ford had created by 1942.