Charles Sorensen (right) at the Presentation of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 Helicopter to Henry Ford Museum, October 7, 1943

THF118138 / Charles Sorensen (right) at the Presentation of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 Helicopter to Henry Ford Museum, October 7, 1943

THF118139 / Charles Sorensen (right) at the Presentation of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 Helicopter to Henry Ford Museum, October 7, 1943

THF118140 / Charles Sorensen (right) at the Presentation of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 Helicopter to Henry Ford Museum, October 7, 1943 / back

Artifact Overview

Charles Sorensen, Ford Motor Company's chief of production, filmed Igor Sikorsky and the VS-300 helicopter at Henry Ford Museum in October 1943. At the time, Sorensen was busy with aviation endeavors of his own, managing assembly of B-24 Liberator bomber airplanes at Ford's Willow Run plant.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

07 October 1943

Subject Date

07 October 1943

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Collection Title

General Photographs Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.78778.13

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: 11.25 in
Width: 8.125 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Donations Helicopters Museums Photography Sikorsky helicopters Sorensen, Charles E. (Charles Emil), 1881-1968 Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum

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