Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 28, 1938
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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
1938
Subject Date
28 September 1938
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.721.P.833.70736
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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