Workers Arriving and Departing by Bus at Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942
THF93242 / Workers Arriving and Departing by Bus at Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942
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Artifact Overview
Getting workers to and from Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant, 35 miles west of Detroit, was a significant challenge -- especially when wartime gas and tire rationing discouraged commuting by car. Buses offered a practical solution. Public bus lines operated 35 daily trips to the plant from Detroit, while private carriers operated another 130.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
30 July 1942
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.76924.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 in
Width: 11 in
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SetWillow Run Bomber Plant
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Every American automaker turned its workforce and facilities to military production during World War II. But no project captured the public's imagination like Willow Run, where Ford Motor Company built one B-24 Liberator airplane every 63 minutes. The plant was the embodiment of America's "Arsenal of Democracy" -- the enormous manufacturing capacity so vital to the Allies' victory.