Worker Making Soybean Bread inside the Soybean Laboratory in Greenfield Village, circa 1935
THF236493 / Worker Making Soybean Bread inside the Soybean Laboratory in Greenfield Village, circa 1935
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford believed farmers would prosper if they could produce crops for industry. In 1929, Ford had a research laboratory constructed in Greenfield Village to explore the value of various agricultural products. Soybeans proved promising. In the 1930s, researchers produced soy-based oils and plastics for use in vehicles, created fiber to weave cloth, and experimented with the protein-rich legume to make nutritional food products.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1935
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.489
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: 3.750 in
Width: 4.625 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.