Machining V-8 Cylinder Block in Ford Rouge Plant, 1934
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Henry Ford's vision of a light weight and inexpensive V-8 engine became reality in 1932. One way to keep costs down was the use of new machine tools. This photograph from 1934 shows a Ford Motor Company employee operating a multiple-spindle drill press on the engine block.
Henry Ford's vision of a light weight and inexpensive V-8 engine became reality in 1932. One way to keep costs down was the use of new machine tools. This photograph from 1934 shows a Ford Motor Company employee operating a multiple-spindle drill press on the engine block.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1934
Creators
Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Photographed by Ford Motor Company Engineering Photographic Department, Dearborn, Michigan.
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Mural paintings (Visual works)
Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant
Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.)
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.11060
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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