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- Edsel Ford and Henry Ford with Others on Trial Run of the Lake Ormoc, July 20, 1928 - 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. Two ships, <EM>Lake Ormoc</EM> and <EM>Lake Farge</EM>, left Dearborn, Michigan, that July. Ford and other executives posed for this photograph on the <EM>Lake Ormoc</EM> to commemorate the start of the project.
- July 20, 1928
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Edsel Ford and Henry Ford with Others on Trial Run of the Lake Ormoc, July 20, 1928
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. Two ships, Lake Ormoc and Lake Farge, left Dearborn, Michigan, that July. Ford and other executives posed for this photograph on the Lake Ormoc to commemorate the start of the project.
- Ford Motor Company Organization Chart, November 1, 1919 - Organizational charts and corporate hierarchies weren't strictly followed or enforced in Ford Motor Company's first decades -- largely because of founder Henry Ford's indifference to them. But this chart, issued in November 1919, illustrates a formal chain of command from president Edsel Ford down through company officers, superintendents, managers, and department heads.
- November 01, 1919
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Ford Motor Company Organization Chart, November 1, 1919
Organizational charts and corporate hierarchies weren't strictly followed or enforced in Ford Motor Company's first decades -- largely because of founder Henry Ford's indifference to them. But this chart, issued in November 1919, illustrates a formal chain of command from president Edsel Ford down through company officers, superintendents, managers, and department heads.
- Scrapbook by W.C. Cowling for Charles Sorensen, regarding Establishing a Ford Motor Company Plant in Shanghai, China, 1930-1932 - Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches in cities around the world. The company considered building an assembly plant in Shanghai, China. This scrapbook was put together during the study. Ford decided against the idea when it learned that Chinese law required the property to be owned by a citizen of China.
- 1930-1932
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Scrapbook by W.C. Cowling for Charles Sorensen, regarding Establishing a Ford Motor Company Plant in Shanghai, China, 1930-1932
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches in cities around the world. The company considered building an assembly plant in Shanghai, China. This scrapbook was put together during the study. Ford decided against the idea when it learned that Chinese law required the property to be owned by a citizen of China.
- Edsel Ford, Henry Ford, Charles Sorensen, P.E. Martin, and Other Ford Motor Company Executives at Roundtable Luncheon, circa 1933 - In the early 1930s, Ford Motor Company's nerve center was the executive dining room at the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn. Every day at 1:00 p.m., Henry Ford sat down with his senior engineering, production, and sales executives for a working lunch. The mealtime discussions, which lasted anywhere from one to five hours, kept Mr. Ford informed on all company matters.
- circa 1933
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Edsel Ford, Henry Ford, Charles Sorensen, P.E. Martin, and Other Ford Motor Company Executives at Roundtable Luncheon, circa 1933
In the early 1930s, Ford Motor Company's nerve center was the executive dining room at the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn. Every day at 1:00 p.m., Henry Ford sat down with his senior engineering, production, and sales executives for a working lunch. The mealtime discussions, which lasted anywhere from one to five hours, kept Mr. Ford informed on all company matters.
- Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with Others Aboard the MS Lake Ormoc, July 20, 1928 - 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. Two ships, <EM>Lake Ormoc</EM> and <EM>Lake Farge</EM>, left Dearborn, Michigan, that July. Ford and other executives posed for this photograph on the <EM>Lake Ormoc</EM> to commemorate the start of the project.
- July 20, 1928
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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with Others Aboard the MS Lake Ormoc, July 20, 1928
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. Two ships, Lake Ormoc and Lake Farge, left Dearborn, Michigan, that July. Ford and other executives posed for this photograph on the Lake Ormoc to commemorate the start of the project.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Executives at Roundtable Luncheon in Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, July 1933 - In the early 1930s, Ford Motor Company's nerve center was the executive dining room at the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn. Every day at 1:00 p.m., Henry Ford sat down with his senior engineering, production, and sales executives for a working lunch. The mealtime discussions, which lasted anywhere from one to five hours, kept Mr. Ford informed on all company matters.
- July 01, 1933
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Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Executives at Roundtable Luncheon in Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, July 1933
In the early 1930s, Ford Motor Company's nerve center was the executive dining room at the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn. Every day at 1:00 p.m., Henry Ford sat down with his senior engineering, production, and sales executives for a working lunch. The mealtime discussions, which lasted anywhere from one to five hours, kept Mr. Ford informed on all company matters.
- Henry Ford, P.E. Martin, and Ford Motor Company Engineers, March 25, 1932 - Henry Ford (seated, at right) posed with his production manager, P.E. Martin (seated, at left), and Ford Motor Company engineers for this photograph taken in 1932. It was an important year for Ford that saw the introduction of the company's innovative monobloc V-8 engine.
- March 25, 1932
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Henry Ford, P.E. Martin, and Ford Motor Company Engineers, March 25, 1932
Henry Ford (seated, at right) posed with his production manager, P.E. Martin (seated, at left), and Ford Motor Company engineers for this photograph taken in 1932. It was an important year for Ford that saw the introduction of the company's innovative monobloc V-8 engine.