Ford Employee Rose Brochu Parking Her Bicycle at the Ford Rotunda Building, June 1943

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Artifact Overview

Rose Brochu made headlines in 1943 by riding a bicycle to her job at Ford Motor Company's Administration Building in Dearborn, Michigan. It was preferable to commuting by bus, said Brochu, because "I get here faster this way." She could also take advantage of the special bicycle parking area near the building.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

28 June 1943

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.78138.1

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: 8.0 in
Width: 11.0 in