Employees Operating New Machinery in the Plastic Building at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, November 1946
THF628828 / Employees Operating New Machinery in the Plastic Building at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, November 1946 / front
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
11 November 1946
Subject Date
11 November 1946
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.83492
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: 8.063 in
Width: 10.938 in
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