Ford Motor Company Employee Home Improvement Project, Inkster, Michigan, 1930-1944
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During the Great Depression, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community near Dearborn that was hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford assisted Inkster residents with home improvements by providing money, materials, and labor. Homeowners contributed their own resources and efforts to the work as well.
During the Great Depression, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community near Dearborn that was hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford assisted Inkster residents with home improvements by providing money, materials, and labor. Homeowners contributed their own resources and efforts to the work as well.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1930-1944
Subject Date
1930-1944
Creators
Keywords
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.55.7
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: 8.125 in
Width: 10.25 in
Inscriptions
on front: 3215 Alfred Street
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