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.

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)

Men Working in the Tool & Die Shop, Ford Rouge Plant, 1940