Construction Progress, B.R. Brown Service Building at Ford Motor Company Plant, Alexandria, Virginia, 1932
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Starting in 1912, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These branches were located near most major American cities. Ford's first Alexandria, Virginia, branch -- near Washington, D.C. -- opened in 1917. The company opened a new facility on the Potomac River in 1932. The U.S. Navy converted Ford's waterfront factory into a munitions plant in 1942.
Starting in 1912, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These branches were located near most major American cities. Ford's first Alexandria, Virginia, branch -- near Washington, D.C. -- opened in 1917. The company opened a new facility on the Potomac River in 1932. The U.S. Navy converted Ford's waterfront factory into a munitions plant in 1942.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
16 May 1932
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.721.P.833.57239.28
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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
front lower right: SERVICE BUILDING / FOR / FORD MOTOR COMPANY / ALEXANDRIA, VA / ALBERT KAHN, INC., ARCHITECTS / MERRITT-CHAPMAN-SCOTT CORP. / FOUNDATION CONTRACTORS / NO. 28 DATE MAY 16, 1932 verso, left stamp: B. R. BROWN / JUL. 12 1932 verso, middle stamp B. R. BROWN / MAY 18 1932 verso, right stamp: B. R. BROWN / JUL. 18 1932
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