Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Motor Company Executives with Model A Engine, October 1927

Artifact Overview

Henry Ford (center) and Edsel Ford (second from left) posed at the Rouge in 1927 with Model A engine number one, and with some of their most trusted lieutenants. Charles Sorensen (far left) and P.E. Martin (third from right) headed production at the factory. Gus Degener (second from right) supervised vehicle assembly and inspection. Charles Hartner (far right) oversaw machine operations at the Rouge.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

21 October 1927

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.732

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: 7.5 in
Width: 9.5 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Group portraits Assembly-line methods Sorensen, Charles E. (Charles Emil), 1881-1968 Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Martin, P. E. (Peter Edmund), 1882-1944 Degener, Augustus (Gus), 1883-1948 Hartner, Charles B., 1884-1952 Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant Automobile factories Automobile industry executives