Construction of Ford Motor Company Hydro Electric Station in Saline, Michigan, 1935
Add to SetSummary
In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. One plant, constructed in Saline in the mid-1930s, operated until 1947. During World War II, workers here processed soybean oil for paints and plastics and machined parts for Pratt & Whitney engines.
In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. One plant, constructed in Saline in the mid-1930s, operated until 1947. During World War II, workers here processed soybean oil for paints and plastics and machined parts for Pratt & Whitney engines.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
23 December 1935
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.15867
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Inset caption box in lower right corner front reads: FORD MOTOR COMPANY / Hydro Electric Station / SALINE, MICHIGAN. / Date 12-23-35 / Photo No. 15867
Share Anywhere
Use this Artifact Card to share this great find with others. From historic images to vivid descriptions, a record of rich detail is bundled inside a single card.
