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- Manufacturing Spindle Bolts, Forging and Machine Operations, Ford Rouge Plant, 1936 - At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1936, when this photo was taken, the people of Ford built more than 790,000 automobiles.
- May 15, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Manufacturing Spindle Bolts, Forging and Machine Operations, Ford Rouge Plant, 1936
At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1936, when this photo was taken, the people of Ford built more than 790,000 automobiles.
- Forging Die Blocks at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927 - Charles Sheeler was commissioned to photograph Ford Motor Company's brand new River Rouge plant in 1927. This portrait of an enormous forging die is one of the few shots showing workers. Sheeler focused instead on the buildings and machinery that he considered "incomparably the most thrilling" subjects he had ever photographed. His Rouge work quickly became an icon of modern industry.
- 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Forging Die Blocks at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927
Charles Sheeler was commissioned to photograph Ford Motor Company's brand new River Rouge plant in 1927. This portrait of an enormous forging die is one of the few shots showing workers. Sheeler focused instead on the buildings and machinery that he considered "incomparably the most thrilling" subjects he had ever photographed. His Rouge work quickly became an icon of modern industry.
- Increasing Forging Productivity, Unimation Inc., 1971 - George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This brochure, part of a larger archival collection documenting Devol's work, illustrates the functions and uses of his innovative idea.
- 1971
- Collections - Artifact
Increasing Forging Productivity, Unimation Inc., 1971
George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This brochure, part of a larger archival collection documenting Devol's work, illustrates the functions and uses of his innovative idea.
- Forging Die Blocks at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927 - Charles Sheeler was commissioned to photograph Ford Motor Company's brand new River Rouge plant in 1927. This portrait of an enormous forging die is one of the few shots showing workers. Sheeler focused instead on the buildings and machinery that he considered "incomparably the most thrilling" subjects he had ever photographed. His Rouge work quickly became an icon of modern industry.
- 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Forging Die Blocks at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927
Charles Sheeler was commissioned to photograph Ford Motor Company's brand new River Rouge plant in 1927. This portrait of an enormous forging die is one of the few shots showing workers. Sheeler focused instead on the buildings and machinery that he considered "incomparably the most thrilling" subjects he had ever photographed. His Rouge work quickly became an icon of modern industry.