B-24 Liberator Assembly Line at Ford Willow Run Bomber Plant, December 30, 1942

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Artifact Overview

Ford's Willow Run Bomber Plant, designed by Albert Kahn and constructed in 1941, undoubtedly contributed to the outcome of World War II. With 3.5 million square feet of factory space, 650 B-24 Liberators rolled off the line every month by the end of 1944. Before the plant closed in 1945, Willow Run produced 8,685 B-24 bombers.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

30 December 1942

Subject Date

30 December 1942

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.77313

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: 10.875 in

B-24 Liberator Assembly Line at Ford Willow Run Bomber Plant, December 30, 1942