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
Collection Title
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
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