Operating Floor of Wood Distillation Division, Ford Iron Mountain Plant, Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1935
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In pursuit of self-sufficient automobile manufacture, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company purchased over 313,000 acres of timberland for logging in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A massive sawmill complex was constructed at Iron Mountain, including this chemical plant. Here, workers distilled scrap wood into useful chemicals for plant operations, antifreeze, paint, and even artificial leather.
In pursuit of self-sufficient automobile manufacture, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company purchased over 313,000 acres of timberland for logging in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A massive sawmill complex was constructed at Iron Mountain, including this chemical plant. Here, workers distilled scrap wood into useful chemicals for plant operations, antifreeze, paint, and even artificial leather.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
25 April 1935
Subject Date
1935
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.62875
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: 7.375 in
Width: 10.375 in
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