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| Title | Ford Motor plant, Seattle, 1941 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1941 |
| Caption | In January 1932, Ford moved production from its Lake Union plant to this greatly expanded Seattle assembly plant on a 32-acre site at 4735 East Marginal Way along the Duwamish River. The new plant's 2, 000 workers saw their first Ford Model As roll off the new line in May 1932. The depression took its toll and the new plant turned out only 250 cars in its first month and only 2, 000 cars by November 1932 when the facility was forced to close. When this picture was made, the building was used as a sales and service facility; in 1942 it was sold to the federal government. |
| Notes | Typed on verso: Ford Motor Co., 1941. |
| Subjects | Automobile industry--Washington (State)--Seattle; Factories--Washington (State)--Seattle; Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | SHS12237 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Historical Society Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w; 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
