Conveyors with Radiator Grilles on Assembly Line at Ford Rouge Plant, 1937
THF98130 / Conveyors with Radiator Grilles on Assembly Line at Ford Rouge Plant, 1937
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Artifact Overview
Quality control is an important element in any factory. Here, workers at Ford's Rouge plant inspect radiator grilles for defects. Flawed grilles are removed from the overhead conveyor, repaired, and then returned to the stream to make their way toward the main chassis assembly line.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
15 July 1937
Subject Date
15 July 1937
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.68539.A
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: 7.75 in
Width: 11.125 in
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SetThe Rouge
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In 1927, Ford Motor Company commissioned Charles Sheeler to do a series of documentary photographs of its River Rouge industrial complex near Dearborn, Michigan. The conveyors moved coal and coke to the pulverizing building and screening stations. Coke made from coal was used in the steelmaking process of the blast furnaces. This vigorous photograph shows Sheeler's ability to form a compelling image from a complicated scene.