Construction Progress, Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Buffalo, New York, June 19, 1931

Summary

Starting in 1912, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in major American cities. Ford's first plant in Buffalo, New York, opened in 1915. Operations moved to a larger facility on Buffalo's Fuhrmann Boulevard in 1931. The Fuhrmann Assembly Plant closed in 1958.

Starting in 1912, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in major American cities. Ford's first plant in Buffalo, New York, opened in 1915. Operations moved to a larger facility on Buffalo's Fuhrmann Boulevard in 1931. The Fuhrmann Assembly Plant closed in 1958.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

19 June 1931

Subject Date

19 June 1931

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.721.249

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: 28.5 in

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