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- Laborers at Belterra Plantation, Brazil, 1934 -
- 1934
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Laborers at Belterra Plantation, Brazil, 1934
- 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.
- Workers Clearing the Jungle at Fordlandia, June 18, 1934 - 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.
- June 18, 1934
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Workers Clearing the Jungle at Fordlandia, June 18, 1934
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.
- Workers Clearing Jungle, Fordlandia, Brazil, August 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.
- August 15, 1931
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Workers Clearing Jungle, Fordlandia, Brazil, August 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.
- A Rice Raft with Plantation Hands, Near Georgetown, South Carolina, 1901-1909 - These women and children helped harvest an important food source during the late 1800s and early 1900s -- rice. They cultivated rice as their ancestors had done for 200 years. They worked alongside reaper-binders at harvest time, moving the grain to portable threshing machines. After threshing they gleaned the straw, loaded it on rafts, and floated back to their homes to feed their livestock.
- 1901-1909
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A Rice Raft with Plantation Hands, Near Georgetown, South Carolina, 1901-1909
These women and children helped harvest an important food source during the late 1800s and early 1900s -- rice. They cultivated rice as their ancestors had done for 200 years. They worked alongside reaper-binders at harvest time, moving the grain to portable threshing machines. After threshing they gleaned the straw, loaded it on rafts, and floated back to their homes to feed their livestock.
- Plantation Manager John Rogge with One Year Old Rubber Tree, Fordlandia, Brazil, 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.
- August 15, 1931
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Plantation Manager John Rogge with One Year Old Rubber Tree, Fordlandia, Brazil, 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.
- 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.
- School Building, Fordlandia, 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.
- 1933
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School Building, Fordlandia, 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.
- Fordlandia Sawmill, Brazil, 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.
- August 15, 1931
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Fordlandia Sawmill, Brazil, 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.
- Worker with Rubber Tree, Fordlandia Plantation, 1934 - 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.
- 1934
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Worker with Rubber Tree, Fordlandia Plantation, 1934
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.