Construction Progress, Hydro-Electric Station at Ford Motor Company Green Island Plant, September 1921

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company opened its plant at Green Island, New York, in 1923. The factory complex, located on the Hudson River near Troy, included a hydroelectric station to power its operations. Employees at Green Island made radiators and heater cores for Ford vehicles. Ford closed the factory in 1988, and it was torn down in 2004.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

07 September 1921

Subject Date

07 September 1921

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.721.388

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Length: 9 in (Album page)
Width: 12 in (Album page)

Construction Progress, Hydro-Electric Station at Ford Motor Company Green Island Plant, September 1921