Detroit Shell Co. Photograph Album, 1918
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Artifact Overview
In 1918, several Michigan automakers established the Detroit Shell Company. The new firm acquired the Springfield Body Company's factory and began fulfilling its initial government contract for $30 million worth of wartime munitions. Detroit Shell's officers included president John Kelsey (Kelsey Wheel), vice presidents Harry Jewitt (Paige) and Roscoe Jackson (Hudson), treasurer Edsel Ford (Ford), and secretary J. Walter Drake (Hupp).
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photograph album
Date Made
1918
Subject Date
1918
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
64.167.852.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Leather
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 10.75 in
Inscriptions
on cover:
DETROIT SHELL CO. / 1918 / EDSEL B. FORD
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