Workers Celebrate Last Ford V-8 Car Made for the Duration of World War II, February 10, 1942
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Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company suspended civilian production during World War II. Ford instead manufactured jeeps, bombers, gliders, and other military equipment for Allied forces. This photo -- which includes an ethnic slur -- shows Ford workers celebrating their new role in building GPW Jeeps as the last V-8 automobile rolls off the assembly line in February 1942.
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company suspended civilian production during World War II. Ford instead manufactured jeeps, bombers, gliders, and other military equipment for Allied forces. This photo -- which includes an ethnic slur -- shows Ford workers celebrating their new role in building GPW Jeeps as the last V-8 automobile rolls off the assembly line in February 1942.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
10 February 1942
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.76578.A
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: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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