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- Interior of Former Ford Motor Company Piquette Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1989 - Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and, in 1904, moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant. At first, the three-story building seemed too large. One employee wondered if the company could ever use all the space, but his concerns soon seemed quaint. In 1910, the burgeoning company again moved into more spacious quarters.
- 1989
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Interior of Former Ford Motor Company Piquette Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1989
Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and, in 1904, moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant. At first, the three-story building seemed too large. One employee wondered if the company could ever use all the space, but his concerns soon seemed quaint. In 1910, the burgeoning company again moved into more spacious quarters.
- Paint Shop at Former Ford Motor Company Piquette Plant, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1930 - Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and, in 1904, moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant. At first, the three-story building seemed too large. One employee wondered if the company could ever use all the space, but his concerns soon seemed quaint. In 1910, the burgeoning company again moved into more spacious quarters.
- circa 1930
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Paint Shop at Former Ford Motor Company Piquette Plant, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1930
Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and, in 1904, moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant. At first, the three-story building seemed too large. One employee wondered if the company could ever use all the space, but his concerns soon seemed quaint. In 1910, the burgeoning company again moved into more spacious quarters.
- A Day's Output at Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1908 -
- circa 1908
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A Day's Output at Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1908
- Ford Model B and Model K in Testing Lab, Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1904 - Workers pose in the testing lab at Ford Motor Company's second factory on Piquette Avenue in Detroit. Models B (left) and K (right) were large, expensive automobiles. Ford soon abandoned their production, finding success with smaller, more affordable cars.
- 1904
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Ford Model B and Model K in Testing Lab, Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1904
Workers pose in the testing lab at Ford Motor Company's second factory on Piquette Avenue in Detroit. Models B (left) and K (right) were large, expensive automobiles. Ford soon abandoned their production, finding success with smaller, more affordable cars.
- Henry Ford in His Office at the Piquette Avenue Plant, circa 1908 - Henry Ford strikes a regal pose in his office at Ford Motor Company's Piquette Avenue Plant around 1908. Ford was probably working on the design of the new Model T at this time. Henry's offices were always neat and tidy because Henry was rarely in them. He spent most of his time out in the factory.
- circa 1908
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Henry Ford in His Office at the Piquette Avenue Plant, circa 1908
Henry Ford strikes a regal pose in his office at Ford Motor Company's Piquette Avenue Plant around 1908. Ford was probably working on the design of the new Model T at this time. Henry's offices were always neat and tidy because Henry was rarely in them. He spent most of his time out in the factory.
- Shipping Room of Ford Motor Company Piquette Plant, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1906 - This 1906 photograph shows fully assembled Model Ns at Ford Motor Company's Piquette Avenue Plant. The Model N -- the low-priced but smaller predecessor to the Model T -- represented Henry Ford's ambition to "[raise] the automobile out of the list of luxuries, and [bring] it to the point where the average American citizen may own and enjoy his automobile."
- circa 1906
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Shipping Room of Ford Motor Company Piquette Plant, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1906
This 1906 photograph shows fully assembled Model Ns at Ford Motor Company's Piquette Avenue Plant. The Model N -- the low-priced but smaller predecessor to the Model T -- represented Henry Ford's ambition to "[raise] the automobile out of the list of luxuries, and [bring] it to the point where the average American citizen may own and enjoy his automobile."
- Floor Plan, Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, First Floor, 1907 - Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant in 1904. This floor plan shows how some of the plant's rooms and workspaces were being used a few years later. When Ford grew too big for the three-story Piquette building, it moved into larger quarters in 1910.
- August 28, 1953
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Floor Plan, Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, First Floor, 1907
Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant in 1904. This floor plan shows how some of the plant's rooms and workspaces were being used a few years later. When Ford grew too big for the three-story Piquette building, it moved into larger quarters in 1910.
- Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, 1906 - Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and, in 1904, moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant. At first, the three-story building seemed too large. One employee wondered if the company could ever use all the space, but his concerns soon seemed quaint. In 1910, the burgeoning company again moved into more spacious quarters.
- 1906
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Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, 1906
Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and, in 1904, moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant. At first, the three-story building seemed too large. One employee wondered if the company could ever use all the space, but his concerns soon seemed quaint. In 1910, the burgeoning company again moved into more spacious quarters.
- Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Assembly Room, circa 1906 - This photograph shows workers at Ford Motor Company's plant on Piquette Avenue in Detroit. No one had yet conceived of the moving assembly line, so crews moved from vehicle to vehicle.
- circa 1906
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Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Assembly Room, circa 1906
This photograph shows workers at Ford Motor Company's plant on Piquette Avenue in Detroit. No one had yet conceived of the moving assembly line, so crews moved from vehicle to vehicle.
- Ford Model N Engine Blocks and Chassis in Assembly Room, Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1906 - In 1906 Ford Model Ns were assembled on the third floor of Ford Motor Company's Piquette Avenue factory in Detroit. Cars were put together by crews moving from vehicle to vehicle. No one had yet conceived of the moving assembly line. Here, behind rows on Model N chassis, engines are stored on their noses to conserve space.
- November 01, 1906
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Ford Model N Engine Blocks and Chassis in Assembly Room, Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1906
In 1906 Ford Model Ns were assembled on the third floor of Ford Motor Company's Piquette Avenue factory in Detroit. Cars were put together by crews moving from vehicle to vehicle. No one had yet conceived of the moving assembly line. Here, behind rows on Model N chassis, engines are stored on their noses to conserve space.