Ford Motor Company Branch in Mococa, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches in cities around the world. Ford formed a Brazilian subsidiary, Ford Brasil, in 1919. The company opened its first factory there, at Sao Paulo, in 1921. Other factories followed. Separately, Henry Ford unsuccessfully attempted to establish rubber plantations in north-central Brazil. Ford Motor Company ended vehicle production in the country in 2021.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.X.25.1

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: 7.8125 in
Width: 11 in

Ford Motor Company Branch in Mococa, Sao Paulo, Brazil