Ford Rouge Plant Tire Building Equipment, November 1942
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford hoped to control virtually every item that went into Ford Motor Company vehicles, from raw materials to finished components. Construction on a tire plant at the Rouge started in 1937. By 1939 it was turning out up to 16,000 tires each day. Nearly eight million "Ford" branded tires were made before World War II ended production in 1942.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
19 November 1942
Subject Date
19 November 1942
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.77190.124
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: 10.75 in
Width: 8 in
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