Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant Administration Building, circa 1947
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Ford Motor Company moved into its Highland Park plant, some six miles northwest of Detroit's city center, in January 1910. Designed by architect Albert Kahn, the factory featured steel-and-concrete construction and ample glass to admit sunlight. Administrative offices were housed in an impressive four-story Administration Building on Woodward Avenue. Ford developed its highly influential moving assembly line at Highland Park.
Ford Motor Company moved into its Highland Park plant, some six miles northwest of Detroit's city center, in January 1910. Designed by architect Albert Kahn, the factory featured steel-and-concrete construction and ample glass to admit sunlight. Administrative offices were housed in an impressive four-story Administration Building on Woodward Avenue. Ford developed its highly influential moving assembly line at Highland Park.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1947
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
84.1.1660.980
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: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
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