Factory, General Electronics Industries, 1943-1945

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Artifact Overview

Radar technologies developed rapidly during the Second World War. General Electronics Industries (GEI), founded by George Devol in 1943, specialized in anti-radar devices. The company manufactured radar jamming systems for the U. S. Navy and became one of the largest producers of radar countermeasure equipment during the war.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1943-1945

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2012.64.319

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Donated by the Family of George C. Devol.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)