Ford Ambulance, GPWs and Other Vehicles Parked near the Rouge Plant Aircraft Engine Building, September 26, 1941

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company did not produce civilian vehicles from 1942 to 1945, instead turning its resources to the production of military vehicles and other war materiel. Jeeps, ambulances, trucks, and automobiles were all built for Allied forces -- along with bomber airplanes, gliders, tanks, and other items. The automotive industry provided one fifth of American manufacturing output during World War II.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

26 September 1941

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.76148.K

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.000 in
Width: 11.000 in

Ford Ambulance, GPWs and Other Vehicles Parked near the Rouge Plant Aircraft Engine Building, September 26, 1941