Workers in a Warehouse, 1900-1910

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Artifact Overview

Leon Bollee manufactured automobiles in his factory complex at Le Mans, France. The factory played another role in transportation history in 1908, when Bollee offered its resources to Wilbur Wright -- free of charge -- during Wright's French demonstration flights. Bollee became an important friend at a crucial moment in the Wright brothers' work.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

circa 1900-circa 1910

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2000.53.55

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)

Technique

Gelatin dry plate process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5.000 in
Width: 7.000 in

Workers in a Warehouse, 1900-1910