Aerial View of Navy Service School at Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1945
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Artifact Overview
The United States Navy Service School opened in Dearborn, Michigan, in early 1941. The school was built on land leased to the Navy at Ford's Rouge Plant. Ford also made additional Rouge factory facilities and equipment available for Navy use. Thousands of young Navy recruits graduated as machinists, electricians, and radiomen or acquired other skilled training here during the war years.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
September 1944
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.82130.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen Back
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10.875 in
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