World War II South Pacific Veterans Visit Willow Run Bomber Plant, April 1943

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Artifact Overview

Employees at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant hosted any number of special guests during World War II, from politicians to business leaders to sports teams. But few visitors received a warmer welcome than soldiers returned from the battlefront. This group of Pacific Theater veterans toured Willow Run on April 22, 1943.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

23 April 1943

Subject Date

23 April 1943

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.77759.6

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: 8.00 in
Width: 11.00 in

World War II South Pacific Veterans Visit Willow Run Bomber Plant, April 1943