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Title
1955 Ford Assembly Plant
Date Created and/or Issued
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Historic Photograph Collection
Rights Information
The San Jose Public Library California Room can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or publish any portion of San Jose Public Library California Room collection must be given by the San Jose Public Library California Room. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the California Room: http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description
An aerial view of the Ford assembly plant completed in 1955. Covered 32 acres, employed 2300 workers. Closed in 1984. Converted and reopened as the "Great Mall of the Bay Area" in 1994.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Master images scanned at 300 dpi and scaled to 6000 pixels on the longest side. Bit depth: grayscale at 8-bit; color at 24-bit. Images compressed to 800 pixels across the long dimension and to JPEG format. Scanning outsourced to Luna Imaging Inc. as part of an LSTA Grant funded by the California State Library in 2003-2004. Scanning hardware is unknown.
Extent
21 x 25 cm.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/arbuckle/id/763
Language
English
Subject
Automobile industry
Buildings
Factories
Valleys
Ford Motor Company
Place
Milpitas
California
Source
California Room Photograph Collection

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