Willow Run Ford Village Industry Plant, July 1945
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Artifact Overview
In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford located small hydroelectrically powered factories throughout rural southeast Michigan. Built in 1939, the Willow Run plant differed from other "Village Industries." Instead of local residents, boys from Ford's nearby Camp Willow Run -- which provided income and life-skills training for underprivileged teenagers -- worked here, supplying door and ignition locks and keys for Ford's passenger cars.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
12 July 1945
Subject Date
12 July 1945
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.81942
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 in
Width: 10.875 in
Inscriptions
Typed on back of image: Willow Run Hydro Plant Exteriors / 7/12/1945
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