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- Worker Sitting Beside Airplane Wing at the Fisher Body Plant, November 4, 1918 - When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, the country had a shortage of combat-ready aircraft. U.S. officials contracted with several manufacturers to build a variant of the British de Havilland DH-4 bomber. Fisher Body Corporation produced 1,600 of these "Liberty Planes." The DH-4 was the only American-built airplane flown in combat during the war.
- November 05, 1918
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Worker Sitting Beside Airplane Wing at the Fisher Body Plant, November 4, 1918
When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, the country had a shortage of combat-ready aircraft. U.S. officials contracted with several manufacturers to build a variant of the British de Havilland DH-4 bomber. Fisher Body Corporation produced 1,600 of these "Liberty Planes." The DH-4 was the only American-built airplane flown in combat during the war.
- Ford Employee Rose Brochu Parking Her Bicycle at the Ford Rotunda Building, June 1943 - Rose Brochu made headlines in 1943 by riding a bicycle to her job at Ford Motor Company's Administration Building in Dearborn, Michigan. It was preferable to commuting by bus, said Brochu, because "I get here faster this way." She could also take advantage of the special bicycle parking area near the building.
- June 28, 1943
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Ford Employee Rose Brochu Parking Her Bicycle at the Ford Rotunda Building, June 1943
Rose Brochu made headlines in 1943 by riding a bicycle to her job at Ford Motor Company's Administration Building in Dearborn, Michigan. It was preferable to commuting by bus, said Brochu, because "I get here faster this way." She could also take advantage of the special bicycle parking area near the building.
- Women at Lunch Counter, Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1943 - At its peak, Ford Motor Company's Willow Run plant employed more than 42,000 people who produced one bomber airplane every 63 minutes. The plant's five million square feet of roofed workspace incorporated everything needed to train and care for its workforce, including classrooms, a hospital, a commercial kitchen, and a cafeteria.
- February 10, 1943
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Women at Lunch Counter, Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1943
At its peak, Ford Motor Company's Willow Run plant employed more than 42,000 people who produced one bomber airplane every 63 minutes. The plant's five million square feet of roofed workspace incorporated everything needed to train and care for its workforce, including classrooms, a hospital, a commercial kitchen, and a cafeteria.
- Ford Employee Rose Brochu Parking Her Bicycle at the Ford Rotunda Building, June 1943 - Rose Brochu made headlines in 1943 by riding a bicycle to her job at Ford Motor Company's Administration Building in Dearborn, Michigan. It was preferable to commuting by bus, said Brochu, because "I get here faster this way." She could also take advantage of the special bicycle parking area near the building.
- June 28, 1943
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Ford Employee Rose Brochu Parking Her Bicycle at the Ford Rotunda Building, June 1943
Rose Brochu made headlines in 1943 by riding a bicycle to her job at Ford Motor Company's Administration Building in Dearborn, Michigan. It was preferable to commuting by bus, said Brochu, because "I get here faster this way." She could also take advantage of the special bicycle parking area near the building.
- Liberty Motor Wolverine Company Employees, October 30, 1918 -
- October 30, 1918
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Liberty Motor Wolverine Company Employees, October 30, 1918