Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Buffalo, New York, 1931

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Artifact Overview

Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in major American cities. Ford's first plant in Buffalo, New York, opened in 1915. Operations moved to a larger facility on Buffalo's Fuhrmann Boulevard in 1931. The Fuhrmann Assembly Plant closed in 1958.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

17 August 1931

Subject Date

17 August 1931

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.56391

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

Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Buffalo, New York, 1931