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

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