Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Norfolk, Virginia, August 31, 1942

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Artifact Overview

Starting in the 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 major American cities. Ford opened its Norfolk, Virginia, branch in 1925. The U.S. Navy operated the plant during World War II, but Ford returned in 1946. Ford closed the plant in 2007.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

31 August 1942

Subject Date

31 August 1942

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.77002

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: 10.938 in