Ford GPW Military Jeeps on Assembly Line, Dallas, Texas, October 1944

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Artifact Overview

Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants in major cities throughout the United States. The company built its first Dallas, Texas, plant in 1914. Operations moved to a larger facility in east Dallas in 1925. During World War II, employees at the east Dallas factory manufactured jeeps and cargo trucks. The plant closed in 1970.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

09 October 1944

Subject Date

09 October 1944

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

64.167.833.P.80708

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: 8 in
Width: 11 in