Print, Photographic
Title
Print, Photographic
Subject
Factories
Airports
Willow Run
Ypsilanti
Aerial Views
Airports
Willow Run
Ypsilanti
Aerial Views
Description
Black and white photographic print depicting an aerial view of Willow Run, facing east. In the background is the airport. In the foreground is worker housing and a house along the water.
Caption reads: Ford's Willow Run bomber factory, shown here as it looked two decades ago, was the largest single-building plant in the world when completed in 1942. The first factory to mass produce planes, it built 8,685 B-24's during World War II. The factory, occupied by Kaiser-Fraser from 1945-53, was acquired by GM's Hydra-Matic Division in 1953. The plant can be seen today from I-94, a few miles east of Ypsilanti.
Caption reads: Ford's Willow Run bomber factory, shown here as it looked two decades ago, was the largest single-building plant in the world when completed in 1942. The first factory to mass produce planes, it built 8,685 B-24's during World War II. The factory, occupied by Kaiser-Fraser from 1945-53, was acquired by GM's Hydra-Matic Division in 1953. The plant can be seen today from I-94, a few miles east of Ypsilanti.
Contributor
Karsten Farris
Date
1965
Type
Automotive: Industrial
Files
Collection
Citation
“Print, Photographic,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed September 19, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/4012.
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