Ford Motor Company Branch in Amsterdam, Holland, February 3, 1947

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. These facilities allowed the company to better serve its global customers. Ford initially planned for a Dutch factory in Rotterdam, but the available site was landlocked. Instead, the company built a waterfront factory in Amsterdam, Holland, the Netherlands, in 1931.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

03 February 1947

Subject Date

03 February 1947

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.83857

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: 7.75 in
Width: 11.0625 in

Ford Motor Company Branch in Amsterdam, Holland, February 3, 1947