Ford Bomber Plant

Title

Ford Bomber Plant

Publisher

Lawrence Technological University

Date Created

September 19, 2018

Alternative Title or Name

Willow Run Bomber Plant

Creator

Kahn, Albert

Creator2

Hedrich-Blessing (Photographer)

Creator Nationality

American

Work Type

single built works

Date

1942

Work Location

Michigan (state)
Willow Run (inhabited place)

Style/Period

Components

Subject

factories (structures)
industrial buildings
interior views

Description

View of men working at machines at the Ford Willow Run plant in Michigan. The factory was designed by Detroit architect, Albert Kahn and was dedicated in June, 1941. "The assembly hall was 3,200 feet long and 1,280 feet wide. It featured more than 2.5 million square feet of floor space. The complex also included machine shops, runways, hangars, a power plant, a hospital and housing for the workers,"--from A Historical Perspective, by Austin Weber in Assembly Magazine (online), August 1, 2001. Printed on back of photograph: Hedrich Blessing Studio 450 East Ohio Street Chicago NEG. No 7074 – A.

Reproduction Type

jpeg

Reproduction Source

b/w photograph: 7 x 9 inches

ID Number

LTU-AKFB-001

Files

LTU-AK-FBP001.jpg
Date Added
September 19, 2018
Collection
Albert Kahn Collection
Item Type
VRA Core
Tags
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Citation
“Ford Bomber Plant,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/17715.