Ford Motor Company Edgewater, New Jersey, Assembly Plant, December 1946

01

Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company opened its branch factory in Edgewater, New Jersey, in 1930. Located across the Hudson River from New York City, the Edgewater plant cost $25 million and was one of the largest industrial facilities in the Northeast. Ford closed the Edgewater factory in 1955. It was replaced by a new plant at Mahwah, New Jersey.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

16 December 1946

Subject Date

16 December 1946

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.83652.60

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: 11 in