Chefs Preparing Food at Willow Run Bomber Plant Kitchen, 1942
THF93748 / Chefs Preparing Food at Willow Run Bomber Plant Kitchen, 1942
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Artifact Overview
At its peak, Ford Motor Company's Willow Run plant employed more than 42,000 people who produced one bomber airplane every 63 minutes. The plant's five million square feet of roofed workspace incorporated everything needed to train and care for its workforce, including classrooms, a hospital, a commercial kitchen, and a cafeteria.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
27 October 1942
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.77236
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
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