Hangar/Gas House at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Plant, September 1943
THF144348 / Hangar/Gas House at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Plant, September 1943
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Artifact Overview
During World War II, Ford Motor Company built 8,685 B-24 Liberator bomber airplanes at its Willow Run plant. The massive Willow Run complex included a seven million square-foot main building, a hospital, worker housing, an airport, and numerous support structures like this hangar in which planes were fueled.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
11 September 1943
Subject Date
11 September 1943
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.78626
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: 10.875 in
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