Chrysler Corporation; Plants; Tank; Detroit (Chrysler) Tank Arsenal Factory.--Frank Zeder & K. T. Keller breaking ground for new plant.--Exterior & Interior views.

Description:
View of the Chrysler Tank Arsenal on Van Dyke road in Warren, Michigan, designed by architect, Albert Kahn. "The tank arsenal was begun early in 1940 and turned out its first tanks in six months, consisting of a huge glass cage three blocks long, it followed the precedent set by Building B at the Rouge plant in World War I and continued in the De Soto press shop and the Chrysler half-ton truck plant," 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:
1951-11-14T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
Collection:
Virtual Motor City
Place:
Michigan and Warren
Subject Topic:
Factories and Tanks (Military science)
Subject Name:
Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942, and Chrysler Corporation
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:vmc76321_5