Ford Engineering Laboratory Layout, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1924
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This floor plan of Ford Motor Company's recently completed engineering laboratory nicely illustrates Henry Ford's varied interests during the mid-1920s. Ford Motor Company facilities included executive offices, and a laboratory and workshops for product development. The publishing office, storage space for antiques, and dance room accommodated Henry Ford's personal interests. The industrialist often blurred the line between his business and personal activities.
This floor plan of Ford Motor Company's recently completed engineering laboratory nicely illustrates Henry Ford's varied interests during the mid-1920s. Ford Motor Company facilities included executive offices, and a laboratory and workshops for product development. The publishing office, storage space for antiques, and dance room accommodated Henry Ford's personal interests. The industrialist often blurred the line between his business and personal activities.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1924
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.9757
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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