Women Workers at Phoenix Mill Plant during Changeover from Automobile Parts Production to Defense Work, Plymouth, Michigan, 1942
THF93707 / Women Workers at Phoenix Mill Plant during Changeover from Automobile Parts Production to Defense Work, Plymouth, Michigan, 1942
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Artifact Overview
In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories throughout southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" supplied Ford with tools and vehicle parts. Employees at his Phoenix Mill factory made electrical parts and voltage regulators. Most of this factory's employees were women. This photo was taken in 1942 during a period of changeover from automotive parts production to defense work.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
20 March 1942
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.76658
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Duct Tape
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Typed sheet adhered to top of image reads:
PHOENIX PLANT CHANGEOVER / TO DEFENSE WORK
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Related Content
SetHenry Ford: Village Industries
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In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories to supply Ford with needed tools and vehicle parts. He scattered these "Village Industries" throughout southeast Michigan usually along rivers. Ford employed local residents -- ideally farmers who could maintain their farms when not working at the factory. This map shows the factories Ford had created by 1942.