Construction Department (Ford Motor Company) records series, 1924-1930.

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Construction Department (Ford Motor Company) records series, 1924-1930.

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The Construction Department (Ford Motor Company) records series consists of the office files of various construction department officials. The series contains correspondence with suppliers and contractors, contracts, agreements, revisions, purchase orders, vouchers, design drawings, and sketches. The records document various building projects supervised by Ford staff including Rouge River Plant facilities, Ford Village Industries, Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad, the Stout Metal Airplane factory, Ford Airport, the airport radio beacon and tower, and airship dirigible mast. In addition to company construction, Ford's Construction Department staff oversaw personal projects for Henry and Edsel Ford, including Edsel Ford's Gaukler Estate, temporary buildings for Henry and Clara Ford's 50th wedding anniversary celebration, the Dearborn Inn, the Dearborn Country Club, Henry Ford Museum, and Greenfield Village.

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