War Bond Drive Poster Displayed at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, May 1945

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company and its employees contributed to Allied efforts in World War II in numerous ways. The company built trucks, tanks, aircraft engines, gliders, and B-24 bomber airplanes. Ford workers purchased war bonds with their earnings, either independently or through a payroll deduction program.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

15 May 1945

Subject Date

15 May 1945

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

64.167.833.P.81790.51

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: 8.125 in
Width: 10.875 in