Construction of Wall Between Ford Motor Company Test Track and Greenfield Village (Village Road), October 1951
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company opened a formal proving ground, located on the former site of Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, in the late 1930s. By the early 1950s, the facility included a water pit, a steep hill, and 11 miles of roadways with varying surfaces of concrete, cobblestone, macadam, gravel, and brick -- complete with potholes and simulated railroad crossings.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
18 October 1951
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.N.O.5933
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Photographic materials
Technique
Photographic processes
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in
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