Women Learning to Rivet at the Highland Park Trade School, Highland Park, Michigan, December 16, 1943

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford was an educational pioneer. He believed that practical skills should be taught alongside academics. In 1916, he established a trade school adjacent to the Highland Park Ford Plant. Students alternated between traditional class work and shop practice. During World War II, the school served as a training center where skilled tradesmen prepared military machinists and female factory workers.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

16 December 1943

Subject Date

16 December 1943

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.79106.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

Printed in image on front lower right corner: 79106-3
Women Learning to Rivet at the Highland Park Trade School, Highland Park, Michigan, December 16, 1943