Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Iron Mountain, Michigan, January 4, 1944
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company's Iron Mountain plant, located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, produced wood bodies for station wagons. During World War II, workers at the factory built wood CG-4A gliders for the U.S. Army. These light aircraft, which had no motors or propellers, were towed by airplanes to the battlefront where they landed with soldiers, supplies, or equipment.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
04 January 1944
Subject Date
04 January 1944
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.79171.1
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: 10.75 in
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