Construction Progress, Hydro-Electric Station at Ford Motor Company Green Island Plant, August 1921
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Ford Motor Company opened its plant at Green Island, New York, in 1923. The factory complex, located on the Hudson River near Troy, included a hydroelectric station to power its operations. Employees at Green Island made radiators and heater cores for Ford vehicles. Ford closed the factory in 1988, and it was torn down in 2004.
Ford Motor Company opened its plant at Green Island, New York, in 1923. The factory complex, located on the Hudson River near Troy, included a hydroelectric station to power its operations. Employees at Green Island made radiators and heater cores for Ford vehicles. Ford closed the factory in 1988, and it was torn down in 2004.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
31 August 1921
Subject Date
31 August 1931
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.721.387
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: 9 in (Album page)
Width: 12 in (Album page)
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