Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Dallas, Texas, August 1, 1947

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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

01 August 1947

Subject Date

01 August 1947

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

64.167.833.P.84463

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: 8.063 in
Width: 10.938 in