Roddis Veneer Department, May 1939

THF129489 / Roddis Veneer Department, May 1939
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

May 1939

Subject Date

May 1939

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2015.10.50

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6.875 in
Width: 9.875 in

Inscriptions

Text in upper left corner of image reads: "RODDIS" / VENEER DEP'T / 5/39 Lower right hand corner border reads: "CLEMENT-INDUSTRIAL PHOTOGRAPHY"
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