Oiling and Packing Parts for Shipping, Ford Plant at Cork, Ireland, March 1929
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. Two years later, he opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland -- his father's birthplace. Soon the factory began producing automobile engines and parts for Ford factories in England. Apart from a temporary closure during World War II, the plant remained in operation until 1984.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
13 March 1929
Subject Date
13 March 1929
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.X.38.102
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: 7.938 in
Width: 11 in
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