Re-Roofing Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Charlotte, North Carolina, May 4, 1938
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Artifact Overview
Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. Ford established a branch in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1914. Ten years later, the company built a new one-story assembly plant designed by Albert Kahn. This second plant closed in 1933, but Ford continued to maintain the building. The U.S. Army purchased the Charlotte plant in 1941.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
04 May 1938
Subject Date
04 May 1938
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.721.370
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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