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- Fordlandia Dance Hall, Boa Vista, Brazil, circa 1933 - In 1928, Ford Motor Company established a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town - called Fordlandia - at Boa Vista in the Amazon Rainforest. To attract workers, Ford offered double wages, housing, food, medical services, and entertainment -- including an eighteen-hole golf course and dance hall. Fordlandia ultimately failed, and Ford Motor Company disposed of its Brazilian rubber operations in 1945.
- circa 1933
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Fordlandia Dance Hall, Boa Vista, Brazil, circa 1933
In 1928, Ford Motor Company established a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town - called Fordlandia - at Boa Vista in the Amazon Rainforest. To attract workers, Ford offered double wages, housing, food, medical services, and entertainment -- including an eighteen-hole golf course and dance hall. Fordlandia ultimately failed, and Ford Motor Company disposed of its Brazilian rubber operations in 1945.
- Native Fauna Found at Fordlandia Rubber Plantation, Boa Vista, Brazil, 1928-1931 -
- 1928-1931
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Native Fauna Found at Fordlandia Rubber Plantation, Boa Vista, Brazil, 1928-1931
- Fordlandia Houses on Riverside Avenue, Boa Vista, Brazil, 1933 - Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- May 01, 1933
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Fordlandia Houses on Riverside Avenue, Boa Vista, Brazil, 1933
Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- "A Dependable Supply of Distinctive Brazilian Hardwoods," circa 1933 - From 1928 to 1945 Henry Ford tried, unsuccessfully, to establish productive rubber plantations on Brazil's Tapajos River. Rubber was an important component in Ford's automobiles, but the trees used to produce that rubber took time to mature. To minimize financial losses in the meantime, Ford exported and sold the Brazilian hardwood cleared to make room for the rubber trees.
- circa 1933
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"A Dependable Supply of Distinctive Brazilian Hardwoods," circa 1933
From 1928 to 1945 Henry Ford tried, unsuccessfully, to establish productive rubber plantations on Brazil's Tapajos River. Rubber was an important component in Ford's automobiles, but the trees used to produce that rubber took time to mature. To minimize financial losses in the meantime, Ford exported and sold the Brazilian hardwood cleared to make room for the rubber trees.
- Payday at Fordlandia, Brazil, circa 1933 - Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- circa 1933
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Payday at Fordlandia, Brazil, circa 1933
Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- Ford Employees Claude Smith, John Rogge, Curtis Pringle and James Kennedy with Children at Fordlandia, Boa Vista, Brazil, 1928-1931 - In 1928, Ford Motor Company established a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town - called Fordlandia - at Boa Vista in the Amazon Rainforest. The men pictured here helped select and acquire land along the Tapajos River for Fordlandia, which ultimately failed. Ford disposed of its Brazilian rubber operations in 1945.
- 1928-1931
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Ford Employees Claude Smith, John Rogge, Curtis Pringle and James Kennedy with Children at Fordlandia, Boa Vista, Brazil, 1928-1931
In 1928, Ford Motor Company established a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town - called Fordlandia - at Boa Vista in the Amazon Rainforest. The men pictured here helped select and acquire land along the Tapajos River for Fordlandia, which ultimately failed. Ford disposed of its Brazilian rubber operations in 1945.
- Burning 1000 Acres, Boa Vista, Brazil, 1933 - Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- August 26, 1933
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Burning 1000 Acres, Boa Vista, Brazil, 1933
Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- Employee Housing at Fordlandia, Brazil, 1930-1931 - Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- 1930-1931
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Employee Housing at Fordlandia, Brazil, 1930-1931
Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.