Portrait of Ford Motor Company Executive William C. Klann
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William Klann joined Ford Motor Company as a machinist in 1905. By 1912, he oversaw Model T engine assembly at Highland Park. Klann led Ford's production work on the Liberty V-12 aircraft engine during World War I, and he later went to England to improve Ford's manufacturing efforts there. After leaving Ford in 1928, Klann worked for Studebaker and Hudson.
William Klann joined Ford Motor Company as a machinist in 1905. By 1912, he oversaw Model T engine assembly at Highland Park. Klann led Ford's production work on the Liberty V-12 aircraft engine during World War I, and he later went to England to improve Ford's manufacturing efforts there. After leaving Ford in 1928, Klann worked for Studebaker and Hudson.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1912-1928
Creators
Unknown
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.954
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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