Women Making Electric Harnesses for B-24 Bombers at Phoenix Mills, September 1944
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Artifact Overview
In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. Women represented most of the workforce at Phoenix Mill. During World War II, they manufactured electrical harnesses for B-24 bomber airplanes assembled at Ford's nearby Willow Run plant.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
25 September 1944
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.189.P.19971
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: 7.5 in
Width: 11.0 in
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