Prisoners Working Beside a Road, circa 1915
THF200279 / Prisoners Working Beside a Road, circa 1915
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Artifact Overview
In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Among many other things, Ford photographers documented a variety of road conditions and road building. Here, armed guards oversee uniformed prisoners shoveling along the sides of a dirt road.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1915
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1859.25
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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