Drawing of the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant in Jacksonville, Florida, 1933

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Artifact Overview

Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in most major American cities. Ford's Jacksonville, Florida, plant opened in 1924. Production there ended in 1932, but Ford continued to use the complex as a distribution hub until 1968.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

17 November 1933

Subject Date

17 November 1933

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.58069

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 in

Drawing of the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant in Jacksonville, Florida, 1933