Edith Corpus Making Rivet Containers in the Cabinet Shop at Willow Run Bomber Plant, April 1943

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Artifact Overview

Women represented approximately one-third of the workers at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run plant, where they did everything from clerical work in the offices to riveting and welding on the assembly line. During World War II, women joined the workforce in record numbers to take on essential jobs traditionally held by men who had joined the armed forces.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

01 April 1943

Subject Date

01 April 1943

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.77675.1

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