Photo Record
| Catalog Number | 2012.022.240 |
| Object Name | Print, Photographic |
| 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. |
| Date | c. 1965 |
| Print size | 10" x 8" |
| Collection | Automotive: Industrial |
| Search Terms |
Factories Airports Willow Run Ypsilanti Aerial Views |