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Source Collection
Twentieth century photograph collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0462.os_004.002
Description
Night crew of the Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Memphis, Tennessee, photographed on February 17, 1937 by Sessions. The nearly 400,000 square feet factory at Riverside and South Parkway designed by Albert Kahn was built in 1924 to replace the plant at 495 Union that opened in 1913, and operated until 1958.
Date Created
6-25-2021
Date
1937 February 17
Recommended Citation
"Ford Motor Company, Memphis, night crew, 1937" (2021). Other images. 25.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-20thcenturyphoto3/25
Keywords
Ford Motor Company. Assembly Plant (Memphis, Tenn.)
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