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- Ford Motor Company Holden Avenue Branch in Detroit, Michigan, September 12, 1923 - Ford Motor Company's plant on Holden Avenue in Detroit had an interesting history. Warren Motor Car Company built it in 1910. After Warren's bankruptcy in 1913, it was used by Lozier Motor Company, which itself quickly went bankrupt. In 1917, the newly formed Lincoln Motor Company purchased the complex. Ford inherited the facility when it bought Lincoln in 1922.
- September 12, 1923
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Ford Motor Company Holden Avenue Branch in Detroit, Michigan, September 12, 1923
Ford Motor Company's plant on Holden Avenue in Detroit had an interesting history. Warren Motor Car Company built it in 1910. After Warren's bankruptcy in 1913, it was used by Lozier Motor Company, which itself quickly went bankrupt. In 1917, the newly formed Lincoln Motor Company purchased the complex. Ford inherited the facility when it bought Lincoln in 1922.
- Ford Motor Company Branch in Lincoln Park, Michigan, 1964 - Ford Motor Company built its Glass Technical Center in Lincoln Park, Michigan -- about 12 miles southwest of Detroit and six miles south of the automaker's headquarters in Dearborn. Employees at the Glass Technical Center conducted research and development on window glass used in Ford vehicles. They also worked on advanced projects for Ford's aerospace division.
- circa 1964
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Ford Motor Company Branch in Lincoln Park, Michigan, 1964
Ford Motor Company built its Glass Technical Center in Lincoln Park, Michigan -- about 12 miles southwest of Detroit and six miles south of the automaker's headquarters in Dearborn. Employees at the Glass Technical Center conducted research and development on window glass used in Ford vehicles. They also worked on advanced projects for Ford's aerospace division.
- Aerial Drawing of Ford Motor Company Branch in Mexico City, Mexico, March 5, 1931 - Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford opened its first Mexico City, Mexico, assembly plant in 1926. It was replaced in 1932 by the larger factory seen here. A century later, Ford's expanded Mexican facilities were producing vehicles for export to the United States.
- March 05, 1931
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Aerial Drawing of Ford Motor Company Branch in Mexico City, Mexico, March 5, 1931
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford opened its first Mexico City, Mexico, assembly plant in 1926. It was replaced in 1932 by the larger factory seen here. A century later, Ford's expanded Mexican facilities were producing vehicles for export to the United States.
- Ford Motor Company Branch in Wixom, Michigan, 1957 - Ford Motor Company's Wixom, Michigan, plant opened in 1957. It was one of several new auto factories built in suburban Detroit between 1945 and 1957. Employees at the Wixom Assembly Plant mostly built Lincoln vehicles, though production included some Ford Thunderbirds and GT sports cars as well. The factory closed in 2007, and it was torn down five years later.
- 1957
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Ford Motor Company Branch in Wixom, Michigan, 1957
Ford Motor Company's Wixom, Michigan, plant opened in 1957. It was one of several new auto factories built in suburban Detroit between 1945 and 1957. Employees at the Wixom Assembly Plant mostly built Lincoln vehicles, though production included some Ford Thunderbirds and GT sports cars as well. The factory closed in 2007, and it was torn down five years later.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Yokohama, Japan, March 20, 1943 - Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford established an assembly plant in Yokohama, Japan, in 1922. After Japan's devastating Great Kanto earthquake of 1923, workers at the Yokohama plant produced 1,000 small buses, built on Model T chassis, to restore transportation in nearby Tokyo.
- March 20, 1943
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Yokohama, Japan, March 20, 1943
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford established an assembly plant in Yokohama, Japan, in 1922. After Japan's devastating Great Kanto earthquake of 1923, workers at the Yokohama plant produced 1,000 small buses, built on Model T chassis, to restore transportation in nearby Tokyo.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Asnieres, France, March 12, 1926 - Ford Motor Company operated sales branches and assembly plants in cities around the world. The company's factory in Asnieres, France, opened near Paris in 1925. Ford cars sold reasonably well in France, but the company faced strong competition from French automakers Citroen, Renault, and Peugeot. The Asnieres plant was sold in 1941 as Ford's French operations were consolidated at Poissy.
- March 12, 1926
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Asnieres, France, March 12, 1926
Ford Motor Company operated sales branches and assembly plants in cities around the world. The company's factory in Asnieres, France, opened near Paris in 1925. Ford cars sold reasonably well in France, but the company faced strong competition from French automakers Citroen, Renault, and Peugeot. The Asnieres plant was sold in 1941 as Ford's French operations were consolidated at Poissy.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Richmond, California, September 15, 1931 - Ford Motor Company opened an Albert Kahn-designed assembly plant in Richmond, California, in 1930. During World War II, employees at the factory built tanks, jeeps, and other military vehicles. Ford closed the Richmond plant in 1956. Today it houses private businesses and a visitor center for Rosie the Riveter / World War II Home Front National Historical Park.
- September 15, 1931
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Richmond, California, September 15, 1931
Ford Motor Company opened an Albert Kahn-designed assembly plant in Richmond, California, in 1930. During World War II, employees at the factory built tanks, jeeps, and other military vehicles. Ford closed the Richmond plant in 1956. Today it houses private businesses and a visitor center for Rosie the Riveter / World War II Home Front National Historical Park.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Helsingfors [Helsinki], Finland, February 3, 1947 - Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford established its Finnish subsidiary, Ford Motor Company of Finland, in 1926. This photograph shows the company's branch in Helsinki, Finland. The city is called Helsingfors by Finland's Swedish-language speakers.
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- February 03, 1947
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Helsingfors [Helsinki], Finland, February 3, 1947
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford established its Finnish subsidiary, Ford Motor Company of Finland, in 1926. This photograph shows the company's branch in Helsinki, Finland. The city is called Helsingfors by Finland's Swedish-language speakers.
- Larkin Company Trade Catalog, "Product and Premium List," January 1908 (58th Edition) - John D. Larkin established a soap manufacturing company in 1875. He hired his brother-in-law, Elbert Hubbard, as a salesman. Hubbard developed "The Larkin Idea," a plan that sold goods directly to consumers through mail-order catalogs and offered incentivizing giveaways. It was a success. By the early 1900s, Larkin's catalogs contained pages of products and even more pages of premiums from which customers could choose.
- January 01, 1908
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Larkin Company Trade Catalog, "Product and Premium List," January 1908 (58th Edition)
John D. Larkin established a soap manufacturing company in 1875. He hired his brother-in-law, Elbert Hubbard, as a salesman. Hubbard developed "The Larkin Idea," a plan that sold goods directly to consumers through mail-order catalogs and offered incentivizing giveaways. It was a success. By the early 1900s, Larkin's catalogs contained pages of products and even more pages of premiums from which customers could choose.
- H. J. Heinz Company Boston Branch Salesmen, August 1897 - To promote his products to grocery stores and individual households, H.J. Heinz employed salespeople, referred to as "Travelers." Travelers were trained in product knowledge and attended conventions to learn new sales techniques. They also designed and built point-of-sale displays in grocery stores and set up demonstration tables for sampling the products. The men featured here are Travelers from Boston, Massachusetts.
- August 01, 1897
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H. J. Heinz Company Boston Branch Salesmen, August 1897
To promote his products to grocery stores and individual households, H.J. Heinz employed salespeople, referred to as "Travelers." Travelers were trained in product knowledge and attended conventions to learn new sales techniques. They also designed and built point-of-sale displays in grocery stores and set up demonstration tables for sampling the products. The men featured here are Travelers from Boston, Massachusetts.