Ford Motor Co. ; Plants; Highland Park. 4 negs.

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Description:

Detail view of the smokestacks and water tower of the power plant at Ford Motor Company Highland Park designed by architect, Albert Kahn, with men standing along top corner of building and one of the smokestacks. "Kahn's most outstanding achievement during the early years of his industrial work was unquestionably the Ford Highland Park plant ... begun in 1909, this building was already producing cars shortly after New Year's Day in 1910, with its four stories, its length of 865 feet and its breadth of 75 feet, it was the largest building under one roof in Michigan ... the vast expanse of glass, interrupted only by the exposed concrete framework, created a novel effect ... centered in front of the main building was the monumental power plant with its five tall smokestacks which for so long were a landmark on north Woodward Avenue," 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:

1925-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Highland Park Plant, Michigan, Highland Park, Michigan, and Highland Park

Subject Topic:

Automobile factories and Industrial chimneys

Subject Name:

Ford Motor Company, 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:vmc21710_1