Ford Motor Company Meeting Minutes Book, 1911-1919

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Artifact Overview

These few paragraphs from the January 5th meeting of Ford's Board of Directors announcing the a $5.00 a day wage for an eight hour work day brought thousands of workers to Detroit and sent shock waves through the upper echelon of the automobile industry.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Corporate minutes

Subject Date

1911-1919

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.85.3

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Dimensions

Height: 11.5 in
Width: 9 in