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- Ford Motor Company Branch Managers Meeting, 1909 - Ford Motor Company distributed its vehicles around the country -- ultimately around the world -- through a network of branch houses in major cities. These branches, in turn, supplied vehicles to dealers. This allowed Ford to maintain consistent prices and service everywhere. Ford hosted its branch managers at regular meetings in Detroit, where they were updated on the company's latest activities.
- June 17, 1942
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Ford Motor Company Branch Managers Meeting, 1909
Ford Motor Company distributed its vehicles around the country -- ultimately around the world -- through a network of branch houses in major cities. These branches, in turn, supplied vehicles to dealers. This allowed Ford to maintain consistent prices and service everywhere. Ford hosted its branch managers at regular meetings in Detroit, where they were updated on the company's latest activities.
- Ford Motor Company Executives John Wandersee, Gus Degener, Frank Kulick, P.E. Martin, and Charles Hartner, October 1927 - Five of Ford Motor Company's senior-most employees posed together for this photo taken in 1927. John Wandersee and Gus Degener had been with Henry Ford since 1902 -- even before Ford Motor Company was established in June 1903. Frank Kulick and P.E. Martin joined the company in 1903, while Charles Hartner signed on the following year.
- October 20, 1927
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Ford Motor Company Executives John Wandersee, Gus Degener, Frank Kulick, P.E. Martin, and Charles Hartner, October 1927
Five of Ford Motor Company's senior-most employees posed together for this photo taken in 1927. John Wandersee and Gus Degener had been with Henry Ford since 1902 -- even before Ford Motor Company was established in June 1903. Frank Kulick and P.E. Martin joined the company in 1903, while Charles Hartner signed on the following year.
- Ford Motor Company Employees with Ford Model A Racer, Summer, 1904 - Mechanics pose with one of Ford Motor Company's early race cars in 1904. The low-slung vehicle was powered by a pair of two-cylinder Ford Model A engines mated together -- essentially, a flat-four engine. Driver Frank Kulick built an impressive record with the 20-horsepower car in races throughout the Midwest and Northeast.
- 1904
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Ford Motor Company Employees with Ford Model A Racer, Summer, 1904
Mechanics pose with one of Ford Motor Company's early race cars in 1904. The low-slung vehicle was powered by a pair of two-cylinder Ford Model A engines mated together -- essentially, a flat-four engine. Driver Frank Kulick built an impressive record with the 20-horsepower car in races throughout the Midwest and Northeast.
- First Ford Model B Chassis, Built in Summer of 1904, Mack Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan - Ford Motor Company's Model B was a significant technological advancement over its predecessor, the 1903 Model A. The B's longitudinal engine sat up front, and power reached the rear wheels via a driveshaft rather than a chain. The Model B also had a considerably higher price tag -- $2,000 versus $850 for the Model A.
- 1904
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First Ford Model B Chassis, Built in Summer of 1904, Mack Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan
Ford Motor Company's Model B was a significant technological advancement over its predecessor, the 1903 Model A. The B's longitudinal engine sat up front, and power reached the rear wheels via a driveshaft rather than a chain. The Model B also had a considerably higher price tag -- $2,000 versus $850 for the Model A.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Motor Company Executives with Model A Engine, October 1927 - Henry Ford (center) and Edsel Ford (second from left) posed at the Rouge in 1927 with Model A engine number one, and with some of their most trusted lieutenants. Charles Sorensen (far left) and P.E. Martin (third from right) headed production at the factory. Gus Degener (second from right) supervised vehicle assembly and inspection. Charles Hartner (far right) oversaw machine operations at the Rouge.
- October 21, 1927
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Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Motor Company Executives with Model A Engine, October 1927
Henry Ford (center) and Edsel Ford (second from left) posed at the Rouge in 1927 with Model A engine number one, and with some of their most trusted lieutenants. Charles Sorensen (far left) and P.E. Martin (third from right) headed production at the factory. Gus Degener (second from right) supervised vehicle assembly and inspection. Charles Hartner (far right) oversaw machine operations at the Rouge.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Motor Company Executives, July 1911 - Henry Ford (front row, in light-colored suit) and Edsel Ford (behind and to the left of Henry Ford) posed with Ford Motor Company executives for this photo in July 1911. The company produced nearly 35,000 Model T automobiles that year, with prices ranging from $680 to $1,200.
- July 01, 1911
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Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Motor Company Executives, July 1911
Henry Ford (front row, in light-colored suit) and Edsel Ford (behind and to the left of Henry Ford) posed with Ford Motor Company executives for this photo in July 1911. The company produced nearly 35,000 Model T automobiles that year, with prices ranging from $680 to $1,200.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Motor Company Executives with Model A Engine, October 1927 - Henry Ford (center) and Edsel Ford (second from left) posed at the Rouge in 1927 with Model A engine number one, and with some of their most trusted lieutenants. Charles Sorensen (far left) and P.E. Martin (third from right) headed production at the factory. Gus Degener (second from right) supervised vehicle assembly and inspection. Charles Hartner (far right) oversaw machine operations at the Rouge.
- October 21, 1927
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Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Motor Company Executives with Model A Engine, October 1927
Henry Ford (center) and Edsel Ford (second from left) posed at the Rouge in 1927 with Model A engine number one, and with some of their most trusted lieutenants. Charles Sorensen (far left) and P.E. Martin (third from right) headed production at the factory. Gus Degener (second from right) supervised vehicle assembly and inspection. Charles Hartner (far right) oversaw machine operations at the Rouge.
- Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with Ford Motor Company Executives, Henry Ford's Office at the Highland Park Plant, circa 1913 - Henry Ford (back row, second from left) and Edsel Ford (front row, second from right) posed with Ford Motor Company executives for this photo taken around 1913. The company produced more than 170,000 Model T automobiles that year, with prices ranging from $525 to $850.
- circa 1913
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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with Ford Motor Company Executives, Henry Ford's Office at the Highland Park Plant, circa 1913
Henry Ford (back row, second from left) and Edsel Ford (front row, second from right) posed with Ford Motor Company executives for this photo taken around 1913. The company produced more than 170,000 Model T automobiles that year, with prices ranging from $525 to $850.
- Ford Motor Company Executive Charles Hartner, circa 1916 - Charles Hartner joined Ford Motor Company in 1904. He rose to become head of machine shop operations at Highland Park, where Hartner worked under Ford production head P.E. Martin. By the time the last Model T was built in May 1927, Hartner was one of Ford's longest-serving employees.
- circa 1916
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Ford Motor Company Executive Charles Hartner, circa 1916
Charles Hartner joined Ford Motor Company in 1904. He rose to become head of machine shop operations at Highland Park, where Hartner worked under Ford production head P.E. Martin. By the time the last Model T was built in May 1927, Hartner was one of Ford's longest-serving employees.
- Ford Executives on the Final Day of Model T Production at the Highland Park Plant, May 26, 1927 - Assembly of the fifteen millionth Model T, the ceremonial "last" Model T, was a major event for Ford Motor Company. The automaker's eight senior-most employees -- from left to right: Fred Rockelman, Gus Degener, Frank Kulick, Charles Meida, Charles Sorensen, Charles Hartner, P.E. Martin, and John Wandersee -- each hand-stamped one of the serial number's eight digits into the engine's number plate.
- May 26, 1927
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Ford Executives on the Final Day of Model T Production at the Highland Park Plant, May 26, 1927
Assembly of the fifteen millionth Model T, the ceremonial "last" Model T, was a major event for Ford Motor Company. The automaker's eight senior-most employees -- from left to right: Fred Rockelman, Gus Degener, Frank Kulick, Charles Meida, Charles Sorensen, Charles Hartner, P.E. Martin, and John Wandersee -- each hand-stamped one of the serial number's eight digits into the engine's number plate.