Headlights, Bumpers and Components on Ford Assembly Line, 1938

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Artifact Overview

Engineers at Ford's Highland Park plant had fine-tuned the moving assembly line. With this experience in hand, Ford created the "B" Building at the new River Rouge complex with extensive conveyer systems to accommodate the flow of parts and assembly processes. 120 miles of conveyer crisscrossed the Rouge Plant, including the overhead section seen here.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

08 September 1938

Subject Date

08 September 1938

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.70632.H

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 in
Width: 11 in