Sawmill and Surrounding Ford Motor Company Buildings at L'Anse, Michigan, circa 1930
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Artifact Overview
In pursuit of self-sufficient automobile manufacture, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company purchased over 313,000 acres of timberland for logging in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Ford established several remote milling sites, including this one at L'Anse on Keweenaw Bay. Lumber produced here was shipped to a plant at Iron Mountain and made into parts for Ford automobiles.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1930
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.270.29
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: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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