Men Working in the Tool & Die Shop, Ford Rouge Plant, 1940
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company constructed a new tool-and-die building at its massive Rouge factory complex in 1938. The employees who staffed the completed building were among the most skilled workers at the Rouge. They designed, built, and repaired the highly specialized tools and machines used throughout the plant. Many learned their crafts at the Henry Ford Trade School.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
09 April 1940
Subject Date
09 April 1940
Creator Notes
Photographed by Carl Helmick, Ford Motor Company Photographic Department.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
N.833.73568.D
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
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