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- Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Atlanta Georgia--1914--Item60 - Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. Assembling automobiles closer to regional markets reduced shipping costs -- parts were cheaper to ship than completed automobiles. This photograph, part of a series, documents the construction of the Atlanta, Georgia, assembly plant. The plant served as Ford's southeastern operations headquarters from 1915 to 1942.
- December 02, 1914
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Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Atlanta Georgia--1914--Item60
Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. Assembling automobiles closer to regional markets reduced shipping costs -- parts were cheaper to ship than completed automobiles. This photograph, part of a series, documents the construction of the Atlanta, Georgia, assembly plant. The plant served as Ford's southeastern operations headquarters from 1915 to 1942.
- Construction Progress, Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Charlotte, North Carolina, May 31, 1924 - Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. Assembling automobiles closer to regional markets reduced shipping costs -- parts were cheaper to ship than completed automobiles. Ford established a branch in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1914. Ten years later the company built a modern one-story assembly plant designed by Albert Kahn. Automobile assembly ceased at this plant in 1933.
- May 31, 1924
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Construction Progress, Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Charlotte, North Carolina, May 31, 1924
Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. Assembling automobiles closer to regional markets reduced shipping costs -- parts were cheaper to ship than completed automobiles. Ford established a branch in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1914. Ten years later the company built a modern one-story assembly plant designed by Albert Kahn. Automobile assembly ceased at this plant in 1933.
- Construction Progress, Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Charlotte, North Carolina, July 12, 1924 - Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. Assembling automobiles closer to regional markets reduced shipping costs -- parts were cheaper to ship than completed automobiles. Ford established a branch in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1914. Ten years later the company built a modern one-story assembly plant designed by Albert Kahn. Automobile assembly ceased at this plant in 1933.
- July 12, 1924
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Construction Progress, Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Charlotte, North Carolina, July 12, 1924
Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. Assembling automobiles closer to regional markets reduced shipping costs -- parts were cheaper to ship than completed automobiles. Ford established a branch in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1914. Ten years later the company built a modern one-story assembly plant designed by Albert Kahn. Automobile assembly ceased at this plant in 1933.
- Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item4 - In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the <em>Dearborn Independent</em>, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.
- May 15, 1924
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Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item4
In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the Dearborn Independent, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.
- Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item7 - In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the <em>Dearborn Independent</em>, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.
- April 30, 1923
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Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item7
In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the Dearborn Independent, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.
- Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item14 - In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the <em>Dearborn Independent</em>, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.
- April 01, 1924
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Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item14
In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the Dearborn Independent, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.
- Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item16 - In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the <em>Dearborn Independent</em>, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.
- March 17, 1924
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Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item16
In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the Dearborn Independent, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.
- Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item17 - In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the <em>Dearborn Independent</em>, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.
- March 01, 1924
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Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item17
In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the Dearborn Independent, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.
- Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item22 - In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the <em>Dearborn Independent</em>, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.
- February 01, 1924
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Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item22
In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the Dearborn Independent, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.
- Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item32 - In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the <em>Dearborn Independent</em>, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.
- November 01, 1923
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Ford Motor Company--Plant Construction--Dearborn Engineering Lab--1923-1924--Item32
In 1923, construction began on Ford Motor Company's first purpose-built engineering laboratory building. The massive Albert Kahn-designed structure -- essentially a single light-filled room -- housed tool design, production engineering, and experimental engineering research departments. It also housed the offices and presses for the Dearborn Independent, and space for Henry Ford's growing artifact collection. The building was completed in December 1924.