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Henry Ford and Harry Bennett at Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942

THF96958 / Henry Ford and Harry Bennett at Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942
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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford and Harry Bennett conferred at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant in December 1942. The two men formed a curious kinship. Bennett joined the company in 1918 and, under Mr. Ford's patronage, he became one of its most powerful figures. Bennett ruled through fear and intimidation. His reign ended when Henry Ford II fired him in 1945.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

21 December 1942

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.77289.1

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: 11 in
Width: 8 in

Henry Ford and Harry Bennett at Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942