B.R. Brown Service Building at Ford Motor Company Plant, Alexandria, Virginia, 1932

Summary

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

1932

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.721.P.833.57239.51

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 in

Inscriptions

verso stamp: POWER & CONSTRUCTION / APR 13 1931 verso stamp: POWER & CONSTRUCTION / FEB 26 1931

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