Windmill at Belterra, Brazil, 1937
THF115546 / Windmill at Belterra, Brazil, 1937
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
20 July 1937
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.737
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: 4.5 in
Width: 6.75 in
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