Ford Long Beach Assembly Plant

Ford Long Beach Assembly Plant Pictures Office and Pressed Steel Buildings 1930s

Apr 21, 1930, EXTERIOR-OFFICE BUILDING, WEST (FRONT) AND NORTH SIDES, OPENING DAY

Apr 24, 1931, EXTERIOR-PRESSED STEEL BUILDING, NORTH AND EAST SIDES, WAREHOUSE IN BACKGROUND, RAILROAD SPUR IN FOREGROUND, BONDERITE TANK AT LEFT

Dec 27, 1931, EXTERIOR-PRESSED STEEL BUILDING, EAST SIDE, SHOWING EXTERIOR OF THE BONDERITE TANK

Mar 18, 1933, INTERIOR-OFFICE BUILDING, LOBBY AND STAIRWELL, SHOWING DAMAGE AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE

Mar 18, 1933, INTERIOR-PRESSED STEEL AND WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS, 1ST FLOOR, SHOWING DAMAGE TO FREIGHT ELEVATOR SHAFT FROM EARTHQUAKE

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• The Opening
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• Flood and Fire in 1956
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