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- General Store at the Fordson Coal Mine, Kentucky, 1922 - Beginning in 1920, Henry Ford purchased several coal mines in Kentucky and West Virginia. Two years later, he formed Fordson Coal Company to manage the mines. Ford-owned mines protected Ford Motor Company's coal supply in the event of labor unrest or government interference. Fordson sold its coal mining operations in the mid-1930s.
- 1922
- Collections - Artifact
General Store at the Fordson Coal Mine, Kentucky, 1922
Beginning in 1920, Henry Ford purchased several coal mines in Kentucky and West Virginia. Two years later, he formed Fordson Coal Company to manage the mines. Ford-owned mines protected Ford Motor Company's coal supply in the event of labor unrest or government interference. Fordson sold its coal mining operations in the mid-1930s.
- Commissary at the Ford Iron Mountain Plant, 1928 - Ford Motor Company opened its first employee commissary in 1919. By purchasing groceries, dry goods and over-the-counter medicines in bulk, Ford obtained better prices -- savings which it then passed on to employees through its company stores. At its peak around 1925, the Iron Mountain, Michigan, commissary served 7,600 Ford employees working and living in the area.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Commissary at the Ford Iron Mountain Plant, 1928
Ford Motor Company opened its first employee commissary in 1919. By purchasing groceries, dry goods and over-the-counter medicines in bulk, Ford obtained better prices -- savings which it then passed on to employees through its company stores. At its peak around 1925, the Iron Mountain, Michigan, commissary served 7,600 Ford employees working and living in the area.
- Ford Motor Company Store, Garden City, Michigan, 1932 - Ford Motor Company opened its first employee commissary in 1919. By purchasing merchandise in bulk, Ford obtained better prices and passed those savings on to employees. During the Great Depression, Ford expanded the operation with new stores in the southeast Michigan communities of St. Clair Shores, Inkster, and Garden City, where Ford sold goods on credit to families in need.
- November 21, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Store, Garden City, Michigan, 1932
Ford Motor Company opened its first employee commissary in 1919. By purchasing merchandise in bulk, Ford obtained better prices and passed those savings on to employees. During the Great Depression, Ford expanded the operation with new stores in the southeast Michigan communities of St. Clair Shores, Inkster, and Garden City, where Ford sold goods on credit to families in need.