Souvenir Brochure, "Souvenir of Your Trip through the Ford Rouge Plant," August 1939
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Ford Motor Company offered the first public tours of its Rouge plant in 1924. The popular tours stoked the fascination surrounding Henry Ford and his massive factory. Visitors gathered in the Ford Rotunda, where they viewed displays on the automaker's operations, and then boarded a glass-roofed bus for a trip through the 1,300-acre complex.
Ford Motor Company offered the first public tours of its Rouge plant in 1924. The popular tours stoked the fascination surrounding Henry Ford and his massive factory. Visitors gathered in the Ford Rotunda, where they viewed displays on the automaker's operations, and then boarded a glass-roofed bus for a trip through the 1,300-acre complex.
Artifact
Brochure
Subject Date
August 1939
Creators
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.951.32
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Blue
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 16 in
Width: 18 in
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