Panoramic View of Ford Motor Company Plant in Highland Park, Michigan, circa 1913
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The Highland Park Plant, shown here in 1913, is where Henry Ford would go on to perfect the assembly line process and institute the Five Dollar Day. In this photograph, the plant's exterior is teeming with some of its approximately 50,000 workers, while parked cars and a streetcar line show how these workers got to and from work.
The Highland Park Plant, shown here in 1913, is where Henry Ford would go on to perfect the assembly line process and institute the Five Dollar Day. In this photograph, the plant's exterior is teeming with some of its approximately 50,000 workers, while parked cars and a streetcar line show how these workers got to and from work.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1913
Subject Date
circa 1913
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.3139
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 23.25 in
Inscriptions
Typed paper adhered on front and back of image reads: The Ford Motor Company, Highland Park, Michigan. / Approximately 50,000 men on the pay roll at the / Highland Park Plant.
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