Aerial View of Ford's Plant in Buffalo, New York, circa 1950

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Artifact Overview

Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in major American cities. Ford's first plant in Buffalo, New York, opened in 1915. Operations moved to a larger facility on Buffalo's Fuhrmann Boulevard in 1931. The Fuhrmann Assembly Plant closed in 1958.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1950

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.91638.27.A

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 in