Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Research & Engineering Center, Dearborn, Michigan, April 1953

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company built a new Research and Engineering Center in Dearborn, Michigan, in the 1950s. The project required eight years of construction and $50 million of funding, but it served the automaker well for six decades. In 2019, Ford announced plans to renovate and rebuild the facility.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

21 April 1953

Subject Date

21 April 1953

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.101793.6

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: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in