Employees of the Ford Motor Company Mack Avenue Factory, Detroit, Michigan, 1903
THF250901 / Employees of the Ford Motor Company Mack Avenue Factory, Detroit, Michigan, 1903
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company's first plant was a rented former wagon factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit. From 1903 until 1905, this crew of workers assembled Ford automobiles from purchased parts, then inspected, tuned, and prepared each car for shipping. Using this system of small assembly operation, the men produced an average of fifteen finished automobiles each day.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1903
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.2629
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10.000 in
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ArtifactFord Motor Company (Mack Avenue Plant)
Henry Ford's third automobile company, formed in 1903, set up shop in a former wagon factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue. Ford's small crew assembled Model A cars from components made elsewhere. Within 18 months, Ford Motor Company moved to a larger facility on Piquette Avenue. This building is a replica about one-fourth the size of the original Mack Avenue plant.