Ford Motor Company Branch in Hamilton, Ohio, August 12, 1948

THF299719 / Ford Motor Company Branch in Hamilton, Ohio, August 12, 1948
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Artifact Overview

Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company established a network of domestic assembly plants in major American cities. Ford's Hamilton, Ohio, plant opened in 1920. Initially planned to build tractors, the factory was soon converted to automobile production. Employees there made parts for bomber engines during World War II. Bendix Aviation Corporation purchased the plant in 1951.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

12 August 1948

Subject Date

12 August 1948

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.86737.10

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: 7.875 in
Width: 10.938 in