Publication, "Ford at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, 1915"
THF63871 / Publication, "Ford at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, 1915" / back of cover
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Artifact Overview
This Ford Motor Company leaflet discusses its exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, the Model T, and its U.S. factories. The image of the main plant at Highland Park, Michigan, illustrates the comprehensive manufacturing operations. The plant had facilities for casting, machining, stamping, assembly, and shipping. The massive power plant with five smokestacks generated the factory's electricity.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Publication (Document)
Date Made
1915
Subject Date
1915
Creators
Creator Notes
Published by Ford Motor Company
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.951.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photomechanical processes
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 9.125 in
Width: 6.063 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front:
Ford / AT THE / PANAMA-PACIFIC / EXPOSITION SAN FRANCISCO / 1915
Stamped in ink on front: Ford Motor Company / LIBRARY / DEARBORN, MICHIGAN
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