Soybean Laboratory in Greenfield Village, April 29, 1931
THF236449 / Soybean Laboratory in Greenfield Village, April 29, 1931
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford believed that industry and agriculture should complement one another. In the 1930s, he pursued soybeans as a crop that might unite the two. Ford built a soybean laboratory in Greenfield Village. Experiments there led to the use of some soy-based oils and plastics in Ford Motor Company vehicles.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
29 April 1931
Subject Date
29 April 1931
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.467
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.000 in
Width: 10.000 in
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ArtifactSoybean Lab Agricultural Gallery
Constructed in Greenfield Village, this building was an experimental soybean research laboratory during the 1930s. Henry Ford was looking for ways that farmers could use crops for industrial purposes, especially in the manufacture of car parts. Special equipment was designed here to process soybeans into oil and meal. Today, this building houses agricultural implements from the museum's collections.