Military Sleeping Quarters in Willow Run Bomber Plant Hangar, 1942

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company's Willow Run complex included a 1,484-acre airport with six runways and three aircraft hangars. The largest of these hangars could house 20 B-24 bombers at once, and included a control tower, a café, and a hotel. Occasionally the hangars were put to other uses -- like housing military personnel at the plant.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

24 August 1942

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.76989.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: 8.125 in
Width: 11 in

Military Sleeping Quarters in Willow Run Bomber Plant Hangar, 1942