Artist's Rendering of Ford Motor Company Lorain, Ohio Assembly Plant, circa 1957

THF138938 / Artist's Rendering of Ford Motor Company Lorain, Ohio Assembly Plant, circa 1957
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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company opened an assembly plant in Lorain, Ohio, in 1958. Over the years, employees at the factory built various Ford models including the Galaxie, Falcon, Econoline, Fairlane, Torino, and Thunderbird; and Mercury models like the Comet, Cyclone, and Cougar. By the time the plant closed in 2005, workers had built close to eight million vehicles there.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

27 February 1957

Subject Date

circa 1957

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.111098

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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in

Artist's Rendering of Ford Motor Company Lorain, Ohio Assembly Plant, circa 1957