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- Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives at Ford Engineering Laboratory, 1938 - R.H. Schmidt -- head of purchasing at Ford Motor Company's Cologne, Germany, plant -- took this photo of Henry Ford and senior executives while Schmidt was visiting Ford's Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan. At left are vice president of manufacturing P.E. Martin and production superintendent Charles Sorensen. Henry Ford is at far right.
- 1938
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Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives at Ford Engineering Laboratory, 1938
R.H. Schmidt -- head of purchasing at Ford Motor Company's Cologne, Germany, plant -- took this photo of Henry Ford and senior executives while Schmidt was visiting Ford's Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan. At left are vice president of manufacturing P.E. Martin and production superintendent Charles Sorensen. Henry Ford is at far right.
- 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
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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
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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 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
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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.
- Charles Sorensen (right) at the Presentation of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 Helicopter to Henry Ford Museum, October 7, 1943 - Charles Sorensen, Ford Motor Company's chief of production, filmed Igor Sikorsky and the VS-300 helicopter at Henry Ford Museum in October 1943. At the time, Sorensen was busy with aviation endeavors of his own, managing assembly of B-24 Liberator bomber airplanes at Ford's Willow Run plant.
- October 07, 1943
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Charles Sorensen (right) at the Presentation of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 Helicopter to Henry Ford Museum, October 7, 1943
Charles Sorensen, Ford Motor Company's chief of production, filmed Igor Sikorsky and the VS-300 helicopter at Henry Ford Museum in October 1943. At the time, Sorensen was busy with aviation endeavors of his own, managing assembly of B-24 Liberator bomber airplanes at Ford's Willow Run plant.
- 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
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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.
- 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
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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.
- President Franklin Roosevelt, Henry Ford and Charles Sorensen Touring the Ford Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant on September 18, 1942. The Roosevelts, accompanied by Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Charles Sorensen -- the production manager behind Willow Run's success -- toured the plant's massive interior in "Sunshine Special," the president's 1939 Lincoln limousine.
- September 18, 1942
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President Franklin Roosevelt, Henry Ford and Charles Sorensen Touring the Ford Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant on September 18, 1942. The Roosevelts, accompanied by Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Charles Sorensen -- the production manager behind Willow Run's success -- toured the plant's massive interior in "Sunshine Special," the president's 1939 Lincoln limousine.
- President Franklin Roosevelt, Henry Ford and Charles Sorensen Touring the Ford Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant on September 18, 1942. The Roosevelts, accompanied by Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Charles Sorensen -- the production manager behind Willow Run's success -- toured the plant's massive interior in "Sunshine Special," the president's 1939 Lincoln limousine.
- September 18, 1942
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President Franklin Roosevelt, Henry Ford and Charles Sorensen Touring the Ford Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant on September 18, 1942. The Roosevelts, accompanied by Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Charles Sorensen -- the production manager behind Willow Run's success -- toured the plant's massive interior in "Sunshine Special," the president's 1939 Lincoln limousine.
- Charles Sorensen and Others Viewing a Scale Model of the Willow Run Bomber Plant, July 1941 - Ford Motor Company's ambitious proposal to build B-24 bomber airplanes, for the Allied effort in World War II, required meticulous planning. Ford production head Charles Sorensen and his team laid out the Willow Run plant's machinery with the aid of a 1:98-scale model. Careful placement of equipment and work stations along the twin assembly lines ensured maximum efficiency.
- July 01, 1941
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Charles Sorensen and Others Viewing a Scale Model of the Willow Run Bomber Plant, July 1941
Ford Motor Company's ambitious proposal to build B-24 bomber airplanes, for the Allied effort in World War II, required meticulous planning. Ford production head Charles Sorensen and his team laid out the Willow Run plant's machinery with the aid of a 1:98-scale model. Careful placement of equipment and work stations along the twin assembly lines ensured maximum efficiency.