Henry Ford II Accepting the Army-Navy "E" Award for Glider Production at the Ford Iron Mountiain Plant, June 21, 1944

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company president Henry Ford II joined employees and officials at the automaker's Iron Mountain Plant, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, after the plant received an Army-Navy "E" Award. The prize honored factories that excelled in the production of war materiel and maintained exceptional labor relations during World War II. Only a small percentage of manufacturers earned the award.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

21 June 1944

Subject Date

21 June 1944

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.80120.19

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