Construction Progress, Power House at Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Charlotte, North Carolina, May 1924
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Artifact Overview
Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. Assembling automobiles closer to regional markets reduced shipping costs -- parts were cheaper to ship than completed automobiles. Ford established a branch in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1914. Ten years later the company built a modern one-story assembly plant designed by Albert Kahn. Automobile assembly ceased at this plant in 1933.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
25 May 1924
Subject Date
25 May 1924
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
64.167.721.337
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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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