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- Oiling and Packing Parts for Shipping, Ford Plant at Cork, Ireland, March 1929 - Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. Two years later, he opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland -- his father's birthplace. Soon the factory began producing automobile engines and parts for Ford factories in England. Apart from a temporary closure during World War II, the plant remained in operation until 1984.
- March 13, 1929
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Oiling and Packing Parts for Shipping, Ford Plant at Cork, Ireland, March 1929
Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. Two years later, he opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland -- his father's birthplace. Soon the factory began producing automobile engines and parts for Ford factories in England. Apart from a temporary closure during World War II, the plant remained in operation until 1984.
- Fordson Tractors on Board SS Kerhonkson, Ford Plant at Cork, Ireland, May 1929 - Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. He opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland, two years later. The factory soon began building components for Ford automobiles, and tractor production ceased in 1922. Tractors returned to the factory's product output in 1929, but the Depression ended Cork tractor production for good in 1932.
- May 30, 1929
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Fordson Tractors on Board SS Kerhonkson, Ford Plant at Cork, Ireland, May 1929
Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. He opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland, two years later. The factory soon began building components for Ford automobiles, and tractor production ceased in 1922. Tractors returned to the factory's product output in 1929, but the Depression ended Cork tractor production for good in 1932.
- Tractors for Shipment on the SS Falkenstein, Ford Plant at Cork, Ireland, August 1929 - Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. He opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland, two years later. The factory soon began building components for Ford automobiles, and tractor production ceased in 1922. Tractors returned to the factory's product output in 1929, but the Depression ended Cork tractor production for good in 1932.
- August 07, 1929
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Tractors for Shipment on the SS Falkenstein, Ford Plant at Cork, Ireland, August 1929
Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. He opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland, two years later. The factory soon began building components for Ford automobiles, and tractor production ceased in 1922. Tractors returned to the factory's product output in 1929, but the Depression ended Cork tractor production for good in 1932.
- Material Stowed in the Cargo Hold of SS Lake Gorin, Cork, Ireland, circa 1928 -
- circa 1928
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Material Stowed in the Cargo Hold of SS Lake Gorin, Cork, Ireland, circa 1928
- SS Lake Gorin at Wharf of the Ford Plant at Cork, Ireland, November 1928 - Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. Two years later, he opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland -- his father's birthplace. Soon the factory began producing automobile engines and parts for Ford factories in England. Apart from a temporary closure during World War II, the plant remained in operation until 1984.
- November 08, 1928
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SS Lake Gorin at Wharf of the Ford Plant at Cork, Ireland, November 1928
Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. Two years later, he opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland -- his father's birthplace. Soon the factory began producing automobile engines and parts for Ford factories in England. Apart from a temporary closure during World War II, the plant remained in operation until 1984.
- Tractors for Shipment on the SS Falkenstein, Ford Plant at Cork, Ireland, August 1929 - Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. He opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland, two years later. The factory soon began building components for Ford automobiles, and tractor production ceased in 1922. Tractors returned to the factory's product output in 1929, but the Depression ended Cork tractor production for good in 1932.
- August 07, 1929
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Tractors for Shipment on the SS Falkenstein, Ford Plant at Cork, Ireland, August 1929
Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. He opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland, two years later. The factory soon began building components for Ford automobiles, and tractor production ceased in 1922. Tractors returned to the factory's product output in 1929, but the Depression ended Cork tractor production for good in 1932.
- Material Stowed in the Cargo Hold of SS Lake Gorin, Cork, Ireland, circa 1928 -
- circa 1928
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Material Stowed in the Cargo Hold of SS Lake Gorin, Cork, Ireland, circa 1928
- "The Railroad Yards. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill.," 1906-1908 - Mail-order firm Sears, Roebuck, & Co. had become one of America's largest corporations by the early 1900s. Sears was particularly popular among rural Americans, as it offered better options, lower costs, and more efficient delivery methods than traditional general stores. This stereograph, one of a set of 50 sold through the Sears catalog beginning in 1908, offered a behind-the-scenes look at the company's operation.
- 1906-1908
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"The Railroad Yards. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill.," 1906-1908
Mail-order firm Sears, Roebuck, & Co. had become one of America's largest corporations by the early 1900s. Sears was particularly popular among rural Americans, as it offered better options, lower costs, and more efficient delivery methods than traditional general stores. This stereograph, one of a set of 50 sold through the Sears catalog beginning in 1908, offered a behind-the-scenes look at the company's operation.
- SS Hatteras Loading First Shipment of Parts Made at the Ford Plant in Cork, Ireland, Bound for the United States, February 1929 - Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. Two years later, he opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland -- his father's birthplace. Soon the factory began producing automobile engines and parts for Ford factories in England. Apart from a temporary closure during World War II, the plant remained in operation until 1984.
- February 28, 1929
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SS Hatteras Loading First Shipment of Parts Made at the Ford Plant in Cork, Ireland, Bound for the United States, February 1929
Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. Two years later, he opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland -- his father's birthplace. Soon the factory began producing automobile engines and parts for Ford factories in England. Apart from a temporary closure during World War II, the plant remained in operation until 1984.