Souvenir Brochure, "Souvenir of Your Trip through the Ford Rouge Plant," August 1939

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company offered the first public tours of its Rouge plant in 1924. The popular tours stoked the fascination surrounding Henry Ford and his massive factory. Visitors gathered in the Ford Rotunda, where they viewed displays on the automaker's operations, and then boarded a glass-roofed bus for a trip through the 1,300-acre complex.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Brochure

Subject Date

August 1939

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.951.32

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Blue
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 16 in
Width: 18 in

Souvenir Brochure, "Souvenir of Your Trip through the Ford Rouge Plant," August 1939