Construction, Employee Housing Near Ford Motor Company Sawmill, Alberta, Michigan, 1937

THF115181 / Construction, Employee Housing Near Ford Motor Company Sawmill, Alberta, Michigan, 1937
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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company had several facilities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Ford built a sawmill and established a company town in Alberta, Michigan, in 1935. More a public-relations effort than a vital industry, Ford operated the Alberta mill until 1954. The company then donated the facility and 1,700 acres of surrounding forest land to Michigan Technological University.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

01 June 1937

Subject Date

01 June 1937

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.7910

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: 3.5 in
Width: 5.75 in