Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Plant, Cologne, Germany, 1950
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as factories, in cities around the world. This photograph shows the company's plant in Cologne, Germany. The cornerstone was laid by Henry Ford himself, who visited the site during a European tour in 1930. When the factory opened the following year, it employed some 2,000 people.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1950
Subject Date
1950
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.4537
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
Height: 3.75 in
Width: 9.25 in
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