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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Long Beach, California, February 27, 1939

THF299729 / Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Long Beach, California, February 27, 1939
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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 near major American cities. Ford opened its Long Beach, California, assembly plant in 1930. Employees at the factory built various Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles until the facility closed in 1959.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

27 February 1939

Subject Date

27 February 1939

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.70074

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: 7.8125 in
Width: 10.75 in