Automobile Repair Service at Ford Highland Park Plant, 1931

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Artifact Overview

In 1921, Ford Motor Company added a Sales and Service Building to its Highland Park plant. The four-story, 54,000-square-foot structure was designed by industrial architect Albert Kahn. It included office space and a first-floor showroom, as well as extensive maintenance, repair, and paint shop facilities. A single-story executive parking garage sat immediately behind the building.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

30 April 1931

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.56075.10

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