Ford Long Beach Assembly Plant

Ford Long Beach Assembly Plant Pressed Steel Building Pictures 1930s

Dec 15, 1930, INTERIOR-PRESSED STEEL BUILDING, PRESSED STEEL MACHINERY

Dec 27, 1931, INTERIOR-PRESSED STEEL BUILDING FACING SOUTH TOWARD WAREHOUSE AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING 1ST FLOOR, EAST SIDE FACING SOUTH, SHOWING PRESSED STEEL MACHINERY AND RAILROAD CARS

Apr 24, 1931, INTERIOR-PRESSED STEEL BUILDING, SHOWING PRESSED STEEL MACHINERY

Apr 24, 1931, INTERIOR-PRESSED STEEL BUILDING, SHOWING PRESSED STEEL MACHINERY

Apr 24, 1931, INTERIOR-PRESSED STEEL BUILDING, SHOWING PRESSED STEEL MACHINERY

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