The Chrysler Corporation automobile plant, Detroit, Mich. – Vintage Wall Art
(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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The Chrysler Corporation automobile plant, Detroit, Mich. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Chrysler Corporation automobile plant, Detroit, Mich.
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Taken in February 1942, this view of Chrysler's Detroit operations captures a plant in transition, just weeks after the United States entered the war and automakers began converting from passenger cars to military output. The photograph is part of the work of Palmer for the Office for Emergency Management, the federal agency that documented American defense industries as they expanded. Its subject headings emphasize engines and the defense industry, reflecting how Chrysler's engine expertise became central to the war effort.
| Created / published | 1942 Feb. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Photograph by Palmer (Office for Emergency Management) No. D-2533. |
| Subjects | Chrysler Corporation--Facilities--Michigan--Detroit--1940-1950. Chrysler Corporation--Products--Michigan--Detroit--1940-1950. World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Michigan--Detroit. Engines--1940-1950. Defense industry--Michigan--Detroit--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,148 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172013 |
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