Fordson Tractor Assembly Line at the Ford Rouge Plant, May 1923
THF117578 / Fordson Tractor Assembly Line at the Ford Rouge Plant, May 1923
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company's River Rouge Plant was conceived as a site for the mass manufacture of Fordson tractors. For a time, it was actually called the Fordson Plant. This photograph shows a tractor assembly line at the Rouge in 1923. To make way for production of the Model A in 1928, tractor assembly was discontinued and relocated to Cork, Ireland.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
28 May 1923
Subject Date
28 May 1923
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.34535
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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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