Interior View of Sawmill at Ford Iron Mountain Plant, Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1946
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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 plant which produced automotive body parts. These workers use a machine to saw huge logs for use on Ford "woody" station wagons.
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 plant which produced automotive body parts. These workers use a machine to saw huge logs for use on Ford "woody" station wagons.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
13 December 1946
Subject Date
1946
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.83693.8
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: 7.875 in
Width: 10.875 in
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