Workers at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Foundry, 1935
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Artifact Overview
This image was taken in 1935 for N.W. Ayer, an advertising agency employed by Ford Motor Company. Workers at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Foundry cast engine blocks for the Ford V-8. While this foundry job was appropriate for feature in an advertisement, in general the foundry was the dirtiest and most dangerous job in an automobile factory.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
12 March 1935
Subject Date
12 March 1935
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.189.P.11472
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: 7.5 in
Width: 11.25 in
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This document is from the publication "Educational Statistics Home Plant, as of January 12th, 1917." It classifies employees by nationality as English speakers and American citizens. The document was produced by the Ford Sociological (or Educational) Department, which ensured that employees were responsible with their pay. Ford required workers to learn English in order to earn the $5 per day wage.