"Manufacturing Plant of Ford Motor Company Detroit U.S.A.," circa 1910
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Ford Motor Company moved into its Highland Park plant, some six miles northwest of Detroit's city center, in January 1910. Designed by architect Albert Kahn, the factory featured steel-and-concrete construction and ample glass to admit sunlight. Administrative offices were housed in an impressive four-story Administration Building on Woodward Avenue. Ford developed its highly influential moving assembly line at Highland Park.
Ford Motor Company moved into its Highland Park plant, some six miles northwest of Detroit's city center, in January 1910. Designed by architect Albert Kahn, the factory featured steel-and-concrete construction and ample glass to admit sunlight. Administrative offices were housed in an impressive four-story Administration Building on Woodward Avenue. Ford developed its highly influential moving assembly line at Highland Park.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1910
Creators
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.1232
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
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