Ford Motor & Manufacturing Companies of Australia, Geelong, Victoria
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Artifact Overview
Australians have been driving Ford automobiles since the early 1900s. In 1925, Ford Motor Company of Canada set up an Australian subsidiary to manufacture, assemble, and distribute Ford automobiles. The manufacturing plant in Geelong, Victoria, made car bodies and parts used at Ford's five Australian assembly plants. Ford expanded its Geelong plant and added new equipment in the mid-1930s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1930-1938
Subject Date
1930 - 1938
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
95.1.1787.1.18
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Toning (Photography)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 8 in
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