Ford Motor Company Twin Cities Plant and Dam, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1938
THF138113 / Ford Motor Company Twin Cities Plant and Dam, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1938
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company opened its Twin Cities Assembly Plant at St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1925. Situated on the Mississippi River, the factory generated its own power through an adjacent hydroelectric dam. After building a mix of vehicles, the plant converted to all-truck production in 1978. The facility was producing Ranger pickup trucks when it closed in 2011.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1938
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.70346.A
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: 7.75 in
Width: 11.125 in
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