Ford Motor Company Branch in Iron Mountain, Michigan, June 2, 1924
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Ford Motor Company established a sawmill and factory near Iron Mountain, Michigan, in the early 1920s. It produced wood parts for Ford suppliers who in turn used them to assemble Model T, Model A, and early Ford V-8 bodies. After Ford switched to all-steel sedan bodies in 1937, Iron Mountain built wood station wagon bodies through the 1951 model year.
Ford Motor Company established a sawmill and factory near Iron Mountain, Michigan, in the early 1920s. It produced wood parts for Ford suppliers who in turn used them to assemble Model T, Model A, and early Ford V-8 bodies. After Ford switched to all-steel sedan bodies in 1937, Iron Mountain built wood station wagon bodies through the 1951 model year.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
02 June 1924
Subject Date
02 June 1924
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.38437
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: 8.5 in
Width: 10 in
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