Black and white photograph from 1951 showing Warren Avenue E, just north of the Chrysler plant, looking east to Connor Street in Detroit, Michigan. The men walking appear to be automotive workers leaving or going to work at the Chrysler plant.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Warren Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); Chrysler Corporation; automobiles; railroad crossings; automotive industry; people; men; automotive industry workers
Color postcard from circa 1930-1940 of the Reo Motor Car Company factory in Lansing, Michigan. Founded in 1904 by R. E. Olds, the Reo Motor Car Company produced cars and trucks until 1975.
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Reo Motor Car Company (Lansing, Mich.); automotive industry; factories; manufacturing; aerial views; postcards
Black and white photograph from 1971 of the intersection of Van Slycke Road and 12th Street in Flint, Michigan. The General Motors Flint Assembly is in the background - a Chevrolet assembling facility.
Flint (Mich.); Genesee County (Mich.); Van Slyke Road (Flint, Mich.); 12th Street (Flint, Mich.); General Motors Corporation; automotive industry; factories; manufacturing; street scenes; automobiles;
Black and white aerial photograph from 1977 of the corner of the Flint Manufacturing Div./Delphi Flint West/Flint Tool & Die complex along the Flint River in Flint, Michigan.
Flint (Mich.); Genesee County (Mich.); Flint River (Mich.); General Motors Corporation; automotive industry; manufacturing; factories; aerial views; winter scenes;
Color postcard from approximately 1912 depicting a scene on Woodward Avenue, looking north in Detroit, Michigan. The white skyscraper on the left is the Ford Building, built in 1909. The skyscraper at the far right is the Majestic Building, built...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Woodward Avenue; Ford Building (Detroit, Mich.); Majestic Building (Detroit, Mich.); Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912; office buildings; stores; streetcars; carriages and coaches; skyscrapers; automotive...
Color postcard from circa 1926-1929 showing the Ford Motor Company Fordson Plant in the upper frame and the Lincoln Motor Company in the lower frame, in Detroit, Michigan. This postcard is from the souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Ford Motor Company; Lincoln Motor Company (Detroit, Mich.); automotive industry; aerial views; manufacturing; factories; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1926-1929 showing the Packard Motor Car Company plant in Detroit, Michigan. This postcard is from the souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels."
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Packard Motor Car Company; automotive industry; aerial views; manufacturing; factories; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1926-1929 depicting the Cadillac Motor Car Company factory in Detroit, Michigan. This postcard is from the souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels."
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Cadillac Motor Car Company; automotive industry; manufacturing; aerial views; factories; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 showing the Graham-Paige Motors Corporation factory in Detroit, Michigan. This postcard is from the souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels."
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Graham-Paige Motors Corporation; automotive industry; factories; manufacturing; aerial views; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 showing the old Chrysler Jefferson Plant on Jefferson Avenue on the east side of Detroit, Michigan. The facility was built in 1907 and was originally the headquarters of Chalmers Motor Car Company. It was torn...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Chrysler Corporation; automotive industry; manufacturing; aerial views; factories; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 of the Hudson Motor Car Company facilities in Detroit, Michigan. This postcard is from the souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels."
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Hudson Motor Car Company; automotive industry; factories; manufacturing; buildings; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 showing the large General Motors Building (later known as Cadillac Place) on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1922 by architect Albert Kahn, the building was the second largest building by...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); General Motors Corporation; Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942; Grand Boulevard (Detroit, Mich.); Cadillac Place (Detroit, Mich.); buildings; office buildings; automotive industry; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 of the Fisher Body Company plant no. 18 in Detroit, Michigan. Fisher Body had its start in building carriages, but transitioned into "horseless carriage" building. The company grew to create bodies for many of...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); General Motors Corporation; General Motors Corportation, Fisher Body Division; automotive industry; factories; manufacturing; buildings; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 of the Nos. 1 and 10 and Nos. 3 and 4 plants of the Studebaker Corporation in Detroit, Michigan. The Detroit facilities were closed in 1926 and moved to join the other Studebaker plants in South Bend, Indiana....
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Studebaker Corporation; Studebaker-Packard Corporation; automotive industry; factories; manufacturing; buildings; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 of the Hupp Motor Car Corporation plant in Detroit, Michigan. Hupp was one of the more successful of smaller automobile manufacturers, and produced cars between 1909 and 1940, most notably the Hupmobile. This...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Hupp Motor Car Corporation; automotive industry; factories; manufacturing; buildings; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 of the Dodge plant in Hamtramk, Michigan, near Detroit. The Dodge Brothers Company was founded in 1900 and began as a supplier of parts and assembly for other automobile manufacturers. In 1914, they started...
Hamtramck (Mich.); Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Dodge Brothers; Chrysler Corporation, Dodge Division; automotive industry; factories; manufacturing; buildings; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1920-1930 showing a view of high-rises in Detroit, Michigan, looking north between Woodward Avenue and and Griswold Street. The white building on the left is the Ford Building (1909), with the Penobscot Building addition...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Ford Building (Detroit, Mich.); Dime Building (Detroit, Mich.); Penobscot Building Annex (Detroit, Mich.); Penobscot Block (Detroit, Mich.); Majestic Building (Detroit, Mich.); First National Building...
Back cover of the circa 1927-1929 souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels," showing the Ford Motor Company factory in Highland Park, near Detroit, Michigan.
Detroit (Mich.); Highland Park (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Ford Motor Company; factories; manufacturing; automotive industry; aerial views; buildings; postcards
Color postcard from 1938 showing the large General Motors Building (later known as Cadillac Place) on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1922 by architect Albert Kahn, the building was the second largest building by capacity at its...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); General Motors Corporation; Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942; Grand Boulevard (Detroit, Mich.); Cadillac Place (Detroit, Mich.); buildings; office buildings; automotive industry; postcards