Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Chicago, Illinois, 1948
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Ford Motor Company opened its Chicago Assembly Plant in 1924. Located on Torrence Avenue in the city's Hegewisch neighborhood, it replaced a smaller facility that had opened on Wabash Avenue ten years earlier. Over the years, employees at Chicago Assembly have built a variety of Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln vehicles.
Ford Motor Company opened its Chicago Assembly Plant in 1924. Located on Torrence Avenue in the city's Hegewisch neighborhood, it replaced a smaller facility that had opened on Wabash Avenue ten years earlier. Over the years, employees at Chicago Assembly have built a variety of Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln vehicles.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1948
Subject Date
circa 1948
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.92500.30
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: 8.1875 in
Width: 9.875 in
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