Commissary at the Ford Iron Mountain Plant, 1928
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company opened its first employee commissary in 1919. By purchasing groceries, dry goods and over-the-counter medicines in bulk, Ford obtained better prices -- savings which it then passed on to employees through its company stores. At its peak around 1925, the Iron Mountain, Michigan, commissary served 7,600 Ford employees working and living in the area.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1928
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.51311
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 in
Width: 10 in
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