Workers Lining up at the Ford Rouge Plant for Draft Registration, April 24, 1942
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Soon after America entered World War II, Congress required all American men 18 to 64 years old to register for the draft--though men 18 and 19 years old were not immediately liable for military service. This photograph shows Ford Motor Company employees lining up to register in April 1942.
Soon after America entered World War II, Congress required all American men 18 to 64 years old to register for the draft--though men 18 and 19 years old were not immediately liable for military service. This photograph shows Ford Motor Company employees lining up to register in April 1942.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
24 April 1942
Subject Date
24 April 1942
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.76728.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: 8.063 in
Width: 10.875 in
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