Michigan Car Company Works, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1880
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Artifact Overview
Michigan Car Company was formed in 1864, and it opened the factory shown in this image nine years later. The company built railroad freight cars and car parts. It was one of Detroit's largest manufacturers in the pre-automotive era. Sixteen-year-old Henry Ford briefly apprenticed at Michigan Car Company in 1879.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1880
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.3054
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Ink stamp on front and back of image:
42 / Ford Motor Company Archives
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