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- Garments Knitted for the War Effort by Employees at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, October 1942 -
- October 26, 1942
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Garments Knitted for the War Effort by Employees at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, October 1942
- "Salesmen Parking" Area outside the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, Dearborn, Michigan, January 1948 - Sales staff had their own reserved parking spots outside the Administration Building at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant, as seen in this photograph from January 1948. Presumably, most salespeople only visited the building for brief periods of time, so close and convenient parking was appreciated.
- January 06, 1948
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"Salesmen Parking" Area outside the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, Dearborn, Michigan, January 1948
Sales staff had their own reserved parking spots outside the Administration Building at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant, as seen in this photograph from January 1948. Presumably, most salespeople only visited the building for brief periods of time, so close and convenient parking was appreciated.
- Office Area in the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, Dearborn, Michigan, 1945 - From the late 1800s through the 1950s, open plan work environments were typical. Most workers sat in long rows of desks that filled large hallways. Ford Motor Company used an open plan to accommodate its growing staff in 1945. Henry Ford II, who assumed the presidency from his ailing grandfather that year, modernized Ford with a corporate structure modeled after General Motors.
- December 10, 1945
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Office Area in the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, Dearborn, Michigan, 1945
From the late 1800s through the 1950s, open plan work environments were typical. Most workers sat in long rows of desks that filled large hallways. Ford Motor Company used an open plan to accommodate its growing staff in 1945. Henry Ford II, who assumed the presidency from his ailing grandfather that year, modernized Ford with a corporate structure modeled after General Motors.
- Ford Motor Company Executives at the Rouge Plant Administration Building, November 6, 1934 -
- November 06, 1934
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Ford Motor Company Executives at the Rouge Plant Administration Building, November 6, 1934
- Telegraphic Department at the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, 1931 - This interior view of the telegraph department at the Ford Administration Building shows several employees working at their desks. The variety of devices they are using--including typewriters and telegraphs in "sounder boxes"--captures evidence of a "connected" workforce--constantly receiving, processing, and exchanging information.
- May 22, 1931
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Telegraphic Department at the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, 1931
This interior view of the telegraph department at the Ford Administration Building shows several employees working at their desks. The variety of devices they are using--including typewriters and telegraphs in "sounder boxes"--captures evidence of a "connected" workforce--constantly receiving, processing, and exchanging information.
- Australian and Detroit Women's Hockey Team at the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, October 1936 -
- October 15, 1936
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Australian and Detroit Women's Hockey Team at the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, October 1936
- Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building from the Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan, 1936 - The Rouge plant's growing importance to Ford Motor Company was confirmed in 1928 when the automaker moved its administrative headquarters from Highland Park to the Rouge's grounds. The four-story administration building, designed by Albert Kahn and faced with white limestone, housed purchasing, sales, advertising, and accounting offices, in addition to office suites for Henry Ford and Edsel Ford.
- May 29, 1936
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Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building from the Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan, 1936
The Rouge plant's growing importance to Ford Motor Company was confirmed in 1928 when the automaker moved its administrative headquarters from Highland Park to the Rouge's grounds. The four-story administration building, designed by Albert Kahn and faced with white limestone, housed purchasing, sales, advertising, and accounting offices, in addition to office suites for Henry Ford and Edsel Ford.
- Telephone Switchboard in Administration Building at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, October 1947 -
- October 27, 1947
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Telephone Switchboard in Administration Building at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, October 1947
- Employees Knitting for the War Effort during Lunchtime at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, October 1942 -
- October 26, 1942
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Employees Knitting for the War Effort during Lunchtime at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, October 1942
- Employees in Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Pay Office Handling and Mailing War Bonds, December 1943 - Ford Motor Company and its employees contributed to Allied efforts in World War II in numerous ways. The company built trucks, tanks, aircraft engines, gliders, and B-24 bomber airplanes. Ford workers purchased war bonds with their earnings, either independently or through a payroll deduction program.
- December 21, 1943
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Employees in Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Pay Office Handling and Mailing War Bonds, December 1943
Ford Motor Company and its employees contributed to Allied efforts in World War II in numerous ways. The company built trucks, tanks, aircraft engines, gliders, and B-24 bomber airplanes. Ford workers purchased war bonds with their earnings, either independently or through a payroll deduction program.