Ford Bomber Plant
Title
Ford Bomber Plant
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
September 20, 2018
Alternative Title or Name
Willow Run Bomber Plant
Creator
Kahn, Albert
Creator2
Hedrich-Blessing (Photographer)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Components
Date
1942
Work Location
Michigan (state)
Willow Run (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (style or period)
Subject
factories (structures)
industrial buildings
interior views
Description
Interior view of the Ford Bomber Plant in Willow Run, Michigan where a group of men work on airplane wings. 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 – I.
Measurements
Assembly hall: 3,200 feet long and 1,280 feet wide
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
b/w photograph: 7 x 9 inches
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-AKFB-009
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