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- Inkster High School Senior Banquet, May 2, 1940 - During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford built a high school, repaired homes, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
- May 02, 1940
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Inkster High School Senior Banquet, May 2, 1940
During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford built a high school, repaired homes, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
- Ford Motor Company Employee Home Improvement Project, Inkster, Michigan, 1930-1944 - During the Great Depression, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community near Dearborn that was hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford assisted Inkster residents with home improvements by providing money, materials, and labor. Homeowners contributed their own resources and efforts to the work as well.
- 1930-1944
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Ford Motor Company Employee Home Improvement Project, Inkster, Michigan, 1930-1944
During the Great Depression, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community near Dearborn that was hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford assisted Inkster residents with home improvements by providing money, materials, and labor. Homeowners contributed their own resources and efforts to the work as well.
- Book Display at the Inkster High School Senior Banquet, May 2, 1940 - During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford built a high school, repaired homes, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
- May 02, 1940
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Book Display at the Inkster High School Senior Banquet, May 2, 1940
During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford built a high school, repaired homes, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
- Baseball Game in Inkster, Michigan, July 4, 1940 - During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford repaired homes, paved streets, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. The company sponsored an Independence Day celebration in Inkster -- with a parade, music, games, and prizes -- in 1940.
- July 04, 1940
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Baseball Game in Inkster, Michigan, July 4, 1940
During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford repaired homes, paved streets, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. The company sponsored an Independence Day celebration in Inkster -- with a parade, music, games, and prizes -- in 1940.
- Report on the Ford Motor Company Inkster Rehabilitation Project, 1931-1941, "Village of Inkster - Welfare" - During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford repaired homes, paved streets, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
- January 01, 1945
- Collections - Artifact
Report on the Ford Motor Company Inkster Rehabilitation Project, 1931-1941, "Village of Inkster - Welfare"
During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford repaired homes, paved streets, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
- Ford Motor Company Employee Home Improvement Project, Inkster, Michigan, 1930-1944 - During the Great Depression, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community near Dearborn that was hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford assisted Inkster residents with home improvements by providing money, materials, and labor. Homeowners contributed their own resources and efforts to the work as well.
- 1930-1944
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Employee Home Improvement Project, Inkster, Michigan, 1930-1944
During the Great Depression, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community near Dearborn that was hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford assisted Inkster residents with home improvements by providing money, materials, and labor. Homeowners contributed their own resources and efforts to the work as well.
- Ford Motor Company Employee Home Improvement Project, Inkster, Michigan, 1930-1944 - During the Great Depression, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community near Dearborn that was hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford assisted Inkster residents with home improvements by providing money, materials, and labor. Homeowners contributed their own resources and efforts to the work as well.
- 1930-1944
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Employee Home Improvement Project, Inkster, Michigan, 1930-1944
During the Great Depression, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community near Dearborn that was hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford assisted Inkster residents with home improvements by providing money, materials, and labor. Homeowners contributed their own resources and efforts to the work as well.
- Ford Motor Company Employee Home Improvement Project, Inkster, Michigan, 1930-1944 - During the Great Depression, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community near Dearborn that was hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford assisted Inkster residents with home improvements by providing money, materials, and labor. Homeowners contributed their own resources and efforts to the work as well.
- 1930-1944
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Employee Home Improvement Project, Inkster, Michigan, 1930-1944
During the Great Depression, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community near Dearborn that was hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford assisted Inkster residents with home improvements by providing money, materials, and labor. Homeowners contributed their own resources and efforts to the work as well.
- "Big Celebration in Inkster, July 4, 1940" - During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford repaired homes, paved streets, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. The company sponsored an Independence Day celebration in Inkster -- with a parade, music, games, and prizes -- in 1940.
- July 04, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
"Big Celebration in Inkster, July 4, 1940"
During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford repaired homes, paved streets, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. The company sponsored an Independence Day celebration in Inkster -- with a parade, music, games, and prizes -- in 1940.
- Undesirable Home Surroundings Found on First Investigation, Ford Sociological Department, 1914-1915 - Ford Motor Company established its Sociological Department in 1914. The department established rules and conditions that Ford employees had to meet to qualify for the company's Five Dollar Day pay rate. Department officials monitored employees both at work and at home. This photograph documented what the department considered to be undesirable living conditions at an employee's house.
- 1914-1915
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Undesirable Home Surroundings Found on First Investigation, Ford Sociological Department, 1914-1915
Ford Motor Company established its Sociological Department in 1914. The department established rules and conditions that Ford employees had to meet to qualify for the company's Five Dollar Day pay rate. Department officials monitored employees both at work and at home. This photograph documented what the department considered to be undesirable living conditions at an employee's house.