Fires; Packard Plant.

Description:
Firefighters work to put out fire at a Packard Motor Company factory in Detroit, Michigan. The factory was designed by architect, Albert Kahn in the early 1900's. "The first large automobile plant in Detroit, the Packard factory was the golden opportunity of Kahn's life and was to determine the future course of his career, the progress that he made may be attributed largely to his ability to satisfy the requirements of his client ... between 1903 and 1905 Kahn built nine buildings for the Packard group, all of mill construction," from "The Buildings of Detroit: A History," by W. Hawkins Ferry.
Notes:
Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
Date Issued:
1959-02-09T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
Collection:
Virtual Motor City
Place:
Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Detroit
Subject Topic:
Packard Motor Car Company, Fires, Automobile factories, and Fire fighters
Subject Name:
Kahn, Albert and 1869-1942
Format:
photographs
Rights:
Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
URL:
http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc11579_2