Henry Ford and Harry Bennett at Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942
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Henry Ford and Harry Bennett confer at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant in December 1942. The two men formed a curious kinship. Bennett joined the company in 1918 and, under Mr. Ford's patronage, he became one of its most powerful figures. Bennett ruled through fear and intimidation. His reign ended when Henry Ford II fired him in 1945.
Henry Ford and Harry Bennett confer at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant in December 1942. The two men formed a curious kinship. Bennett joined the company in 1918 and, under Mr. Ford's patronage, he became one of its most powerful figures. Bennett ruled through fear and intimidation. His reign ended when Henry Ford II fired him in 1945.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
21 December 1942
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.77289.1
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: 11 in
Width: 8 in
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