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
Place of Creation
Collection Title
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
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