Search
- Henry Ford and P. E. Martin with Ford Automobile Chassis, March 1932 - P.E. Martin joined Ford Motor Company in 1903. He quickly earned leadership posts in production. Martin made vital contributions to the Model T, introduced in 1908, and to the moving assembly line, implemented in 1914. To the end, Martin preferred spending time on the factory floor rather than in his office. He resigned from Ford for health reasons in 1941.
- March 25, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford and P. E. Martin with Ford Automobile Chassis, March 1932
P.E. Martin joined Ford Motor Company in 1903. He quickly earned leadership posts in production. Martin made vital contributions to the Model T, introduced in 1908, and to the moving assembly line, implemented in 1914. To the end, Martin preferred spending time on the factory floor rather than in his office. He resigned from Ford for health reasons in 1941.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, Charles Sorensen, and P.E. Martin in the Fifteen-Millionth Ford Model T on the Last Day of Model T Production, May 26, 1927 - After the fifteen millionth Model T -- the ceremonial "last" Model T -- was completed on May 26, 1927, Edsel Ford, Henry Ford, and production managers Charles Sorensen and P.E. Martin drove the car from Ford Motor Company's Highland Park assembly plant to the automaker's engineering laboratory in Dearborn. Company officials and members of the press joined in the parade.
- May 26, 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, Charles Sorensen, and P.E. Martin in the Fifteen-Millionth Ford Model T on the Last Day of Model T Production, May 26, 1927
After the fifteen millionth Model T -- the ceremonial "last" Model T -- was completed on May 26, 1927, Edsel Ford, Henry Ford, and production managers Charles Sorensen and P.E. Martin drove the car from Ford Motor Company's Highland Park assembly plant to the automaker's engineering laboratory in Dearborn. Company officials and members of the press joined in the parade.
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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 Executives Charles Sorensen and P. E. Martin, June 1922 - Charles Sorensen and P.E. Martin each held senior production positions at Ford Motor Company. Given Henry Ford's dislike of official titles and organizational charts, it was difficult to know who outranked whom. Nevertheless, Sorensen and Martin made the unusual arrangement work. Both men made lasting contributions to the company, and both enjoyed the full confidence of Henry Ford.
- June 04, 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Executives Charles Sorensen and P. E. Martin, June 1922
Charles Sorensen and P.E. Martin each held senior production positions at Ford Motor Company. Given Henry Ford's dislike of official titles and organizational charts, it was difficult to know who outranked whom. Nevertheless, Sorensen and Martin made the unusual arrangement work. Both men made lasting contributions to the company, and both enjoyed the full confidence of Henry Ford.
- Ford Motor Company Executive P. E. Martin, June 1922 - P.E. Martin joined Ford Motor Company in 1903. He quickly earned leadership posts in production. Martin made vital contributions to the Model T, introduced in 1908, and to the moving assembly line, implemented in 1914. To the end, Martin preferred spending time on the factory floor rather than in his office. He resigned from Ford for health reasons in 1941.
- June 04, 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Executive P. E. Martin, June 1922
P.E. Martin joined Ford Motor Company in 1903. He quickly earned leadership posts in production. Martin made vital contributions to the Model T, introduced in 1908, and to the moving assembly line, implemented in 1914. To the end, Martin preferred spending time on the factory floor rather than in his office. He resigned from Ford for health reasons in 1941.
- Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives, March 29, 1932 - Ford Motor Company executives posed for this photograph in 1932. Left to right: P.E. Martin, vice president of manufacturing; Henry Ford; Charles Sorensen, production superintendent; B.J. Craig, secretary and treasurer; Eddie Maylon; Laurence Sheldrick, engineer; Ray Dahlinger, Ford Farms manager; William J. Cameron, public relations; Louis Walters; Harold Hicks, engineer; and A.M. Wiebel, vice president of purchasing.
- March 29, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives, March 29, 1932
Ford Motor Company executives posed for this photograph in 1932. Left to right: P.E. Martin, vice president of manufacturing; Henry Ford; Charles Sorensen, production superintendent; B.J. Craig, secretary and treasurer; Eddie Maylon; Laurence Sheldrick, engineer; Ray Dahlinger, Ford Farms manager; William J. Cameron, public relations; Louis Walters; Harold Hicks, engineer; and A.M. Wiebel, vice president of purchasing.
- Ford Motor Company Executive P. E. Martin, June 1922 - P.E. Martin joined Ford Motor Company in 1903. He quickly earned leadership posts in production. Martin made vital contributions to the Model T, introduced in 1908, and to the moving assembly line, implemented in 1914. To the end, Martin preferred spending time on the factory floor rather than in his office. He resigned from Ford for health reasons in 1941.
- June 04, 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Executive P. E. Martin, June 1922
P.E. Martin joined Ford Motor Company in 1903. He quickly earned leadership posts in production. Martin made vital contributions to the Model T, introduced in 1908, and to the moving assembly line, implemented in 1914. To the end, Martin preferred spending time on the factory floor rather than in his office. He resigned from Ford for health reasons in 1941.
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Executives at Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 15, 1923 - Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
- December 15, 1923
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Executives at Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 15, 1923
Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
- Edsel Ford, P.E. Martin, and Charles Sorensen Breaking Ground at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Plant, September 17, 1940 - Ford Motor Company president Edsel Ford joined production managers P.E. Martin and Charles Sorensen in a September 1940 groundbreaking ceremony for the company's Willow Run bomber plant, 35 miles west of Detroit. When finished, the complex employed more than 42,000 people and included more than seven million square feet of floor space. Workers there built one B-24 bomber every 63 minutes.
- September 17, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford, P.E. Martin, and Charles Sorensen Breaking Ground at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Plant, September 17, 1940
Ford Motor Company president Edsel Ford joined production managers P.E. Martin and Charles Sorensen in a September 1940 groundbreaking ceremony for the company's Willow Run bomber plant, 35 miles west of Detroit. When finished, the complex employed more than 42,000 people and included more than seven million square feet of floor space. Workers there built one B-24 bomber every 63 minutes.