Dinner Menu from the United States Navy Service School at Ford Rouge Plant, Memorial Day, 1941

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Artifact Overview

The United States Navy Service School opened in Dearborn, Michigan, in early 1941. The school was built on land leased to the Navy at Ford's Rouge Plant. Ford also made additional Rouge factory facilities and equipment available for Navy use. Thousands of young Navy recruits graduated as machinists, electricians, and radiomen or acquired other skilled training here during the war years.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Menu

Date Made

1941

Subject Date

May 1941

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2009.41.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of William E. & Annabelle Viles Perkins.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6.5 in
Width: 4.5 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front: Menu / Memorial Day / 1941 / United States Navy / Service School . Ford Motor Company / Dearborn--Michigan
Dinner Menu from the United States Navy Service School at Ford Rouge Plant, Memorial Day, 1941