[Fisher Body Co. original plant number one, Detroit, 191-. Men putting a bright finish on auto body by rubbing it with felt and pulverized pumice stone] – Antique Wall Art
![[Fisher Body Co. original plant number one, Detroit, 191-. Men putting a bright finish on auto body by rubbing it with felt and pulverized pumice stone] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8a/8a508e402cb9-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with [Fisher Body Co. original plant number one, Detroit, 191-. Men putting a bright finish on auto body by rubbing it with felt and pulverized pumice stone], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Fisher Body Co. original plant number one, Detroit, 191-. Men putting a bright finish on auto body by rubbing it with felt and pulverized pumice stone]
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Men at Fisher Body Plant No. 1 in Detroit work a car body by hand, rubbing its surface with felt and powdered pumice stone to raise a bright finish. The caption card gives only a 191- decade, so the scene likely predates General Motors' 1926 takeover of Fisher Body, when the firm was still a major supplier of closed car bodies. The photograph's credit to General Motors reflects that later ownership. Hand finishing like this was slow, skilled work, and the picture shows how much manual effort went into automobile bodies before faster paint methods arrived.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Subjects | Photo by General Motors Corp. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mich.; Ind. & manu.--Autos; Assembly line tech.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,173 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-129590 |
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