Ford Motor Company Valve Plant, Northville, Michigan, July 15, 1935
THF99461 / Ford Motor Company Valve Plant, Northville, Michigan, July 15, 1935
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Artifact Overview
In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories throughout southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local residents and supplied Ford with tools and vehicle parts. The factory at Northville started operations in 1920 and made engine valves. The Northville factory remained productive into the early 1980s, long after Henry's other Village Industries mills had closed.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
15 July 1935
Subject Date
15 July 1935
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.63318
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.063 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Inscribed in image, lower right corner: 63318 - 7-15-35
Handwritten on back in blue pencil: 63318
Handwritten on back in pencil: Northville Plant
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Related Content
SetHenry Ford: Village Industries
- 9 Artifacts
In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories to supply Ford with needed tools and vehicle parts. He scattered these "Village Industries" throughout southeast Michigan usually along rivers. Ford employed local residents -- ideally farmers who could maintain their farms when not working at the factory. This map shows the factories Ford had created by 1942.