Aerial View of Ford Motor Company. Factory, Dagenham, Essex, England, 1946
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Artifact Overview
In 1931, the first vehicle rolled off the line at Ford's Dagenham plant just east of London, England. This plant, modeled on Ford's massive Rouge complex in Dearborn, contained all of the essential elements Ford needed to manufacture vehicles -- powerhouse, coke ovens, blast furnace, foundry, assembly building, and other factory buildings. During the next 71 years, nearly 11 million vehicles would be built at Dagenham.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
October 1946
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.5576
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: 9 in
Width: 10.25 in
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