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Final Assembly of Ford Model A Cars at the Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1928

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Artifact Overview

The 1928 Model A was the first automobile completely built at the Rouge, Ford Motor Company's massive factory complex in Dearborn, Michigan. While Model T engines and parts had been manufactured at the Rouge for several years, final assembly of the cars themselves remained at Ford's Highland Park plant. The Model A brought new significance to the growing Rouge factory.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

10 April 1928

Subject Date

10 April 1928

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.51223

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: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in

Inscriptions

In lower right front corner: 51223 4-10-28
Final Assembly of Ford Model A Cars at the Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1928