Mrs. Anderson Boarding Bus to Her Job at Willow Run Bomber Plant, February 1943
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Artifact Overview
As a part of the automaker's efforts to promote its war work at the Willow Run bomber plant, a Ford Motor Company photographer followed Isabelle Anderson through one of her workdays at home and at the factory. Mrs. Anderson was one of 42,000 workers -- and 15,000 women -- who built 8,685 B-24 Liberator airplanes at Willow Run during World War II.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
05 February 1943
Subject Date
05 February 1943
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.77448.10
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 in
Width: 11 in
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