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Works Cited Primary Sources: Benson Ford Research Center Film Source. Accessed on February 19, 2013. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL608CEC323902DBC1.

I looked at some video footage here, but all the videos had a time stamp at the bottom of the video, so used them to get an idea of what the assembly line looked like, but not to put on the website. Ford Model T. Video, Accessed on February 19th, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXkxl8dSXb4 This compilation of videos of the Model T is where I got all the video I put on my site. Ford Secures Historical Legacy with the Achievement of the Moving Assembly Line. Created October 4, 2012. http://www.at.ford.com/news/cn/Pages/Ford%20Secures%20Historical%20Legacy%20with%20t he%20Achievement%20of%20the%20Moving%20Assembly%20Line.aspx. Ford-on-line looks back on Ford heritage moments. Model T Ford Videos and Songs. Accessed Februray 17, 2013. http://www.rarecarrelics.com/Model-T-Ford-Cinema.php A collection of primary source videos and songs relating to the Model T, where I obtained the song on the title page from. Sorensen, Lori. The Ford Road: 75th Anniversary Ford Motor Company. Santa Rosa, CA: Silverado. 1978. The official Ford Motor Company book celebrating its 75th anniversary. The Henry Ford (Museum). The Life of Henry Ford. Accessed on February 1, 2013. http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/hf/ This website was my initial inspiration, getting me interested in his contribution to 20th Century America.

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I used this image of the NYC skyline in the slideshow on the Legacy page of my site.
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This is an image of the wright brothers first flight, which I used on the Background page of my site. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swift_Brands_South_Chicago_IL_meat_packing_plant _circa_1917.jpg I used this picture of the swift meat packing plant in Chicago on my Leading Up page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A-line1913.jpg#filehistory This image of a Model T coming off the Highland Park plant assembly line appears on the header of my page called The Turning Point. http://ilgvarsjansons.blogspot.com/2011/01/sprawl-is-like-jenga.html I put this photo of a sprawling suburb into my Legacy page on my site. http://imageevent.com/babiasz/modeltphotosandstory?z=9&c=2&n=1&m=-1&w=4&x=0&p=22 I used picture number 23 of a Flywheel magneto assembly line on the Turning Point page of my website. http://media-cache-ec6.pinterest.com/upload/282741682827348436_3oaQHwS0_c.jpg This cartoon illustrates that we have become a consumer society today. It is pictured on my Legacy page in the slideshow. http://walfast.com/henry-ford.html This is a picture of younger Henry Ford, which I used on my Leading Up page. http://www.lightrailnow.org/images/mil-hwy-fwy-sprawl_cnu.jpg I used this photo of highway sprawl on my Legacy page in the slideshow. http://www.maniacworld.com/Consumer-Society.jpg This is another consumer society cartoon, which is used in my slideshow on the Legacy page of my site. http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/179374/218786.html?1308682395

I used one of the images of an old Ford workshop that was posted in this forum on my Background page. http://www.theholykale.com/2012/04/lifting-the-veil-food-industry/ This is Norman Rockwells painting of a farmer with his shiny new Model T, and everyone on the farm (even the animals) are checking it out with intense curiosity. I used this image on my Leading Up page. Secondary Sources: Assembly Line. Accessed on February 21, 2013. https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Assembly_line.html. A short article on Fords perfection of the assembly line. Brinkley, Douglas. Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress. New York: Viking. 2003. A history of both Henry Ford and the company he created in the context of Americas economic and social history on the centennial of the creation of the company. Brinkleys book has information on Fords development and adaptation of the assembly line for the accomplishment of his dream of producing an automobile affordable by the common man. Early Twentieth Century America. Merrimack Repertory Theater Blog, last modified December 2, 2010. http://merrimackrep.wordpress.com/2010/12/02/early-20th-century-america/. This website gives background information for the time period when Henry Ford was adapting the assembly line for use in his production of a car for the common man. EconEdLink: The Council for Economic Education. Henry Ford and the Model T: A case study in productivity. 2013. www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=668&type=student. An economics lesson in how the assembly line revolutionized manufacturing. Encyclopedia of World Biography. Henry Ford Biography. Accessed February 15, 2013. http://www.notablebiographies.com/Fi-Gi/Ford-Henry.html. A good, basic biography of Ford. Ford installs first moving assembly line. PBS. Accessed 2/20/2013. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dt13as.html Short article on Fords four principles: interchangeable parts, continuous flow, division of labor, and reducing wasted effort.

Fox, Bucky. Henry Ford Built Affordable Comfort for America. Created August 8, 2012. http://news.investors.com/management-leaders-in-success/082012-622787-henry-ford-shiftedamerica-into-high-gear.htm?p=full An ode to Fords ingenuity, including a list of all he built from the Model T to the B-24 fighter bomber of WWII to the supermarket to the expectation of the average American of a living wage. Gelderman, Carol. Henry Ford: The Wayward Capitalist. New York: Dial Press. 1981. A biography of Henry Ford, with all his accomplishments and contradictions. This book gave a good history of Ford and the men he hired as they strove to find a method of cheap, mass production of the Ford. Gross, Daniel. Forbes Greatest Business Stories of all time. Henry Ford and the Model T. John Wiley & Sons. 1996. Accessed February 15, 2013. Forbes Greatest Business Stories of all time. Henry Ford and the Model T. Story of Fords determination to make a car for the masses and the challenges, logistical as well as legal, that he had to overcome. Hannan, M.A., Munsur, H.A., Muhsin, M. An Investigation of the Production Line for Enhanced Production using Heuristic Method, International Journal of Advances in Engineering & Technology 1, No. 5, (2011): 77-88. Accessed February 19, 2013. http://www.archives-ijaet.org/media/9I5-IJAET0511503-Investigation-OF-THEPRODUCTION-LINE-Copyright-IJAET.pdf This article describes continuing efforts in the 21st century to improve the production capacities of the assembly line. Henry Ford Changes the World, 1908. EyeWitness to History. 2005. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pfford.htm. A step-by-step account of the birth of Fords moving, integrated assembly line. Lou, Dee and Zeng, Chi. Henry Ford: Grabbing History by the Wheel. Accessed 2/20/13. http://ford.chizeng.com/bib.html. This site gave me some additional sources and ideas, as well as some video footage to look at. McKenna, Patrick and Mercer, Carter. Revolutionizing Industry: Henry Fords Moving Assembly Line. Accessed February 20, 2013. http://12057967.nhd.weebly.com/revolution.html.

Tribute to Fords assembly line emphasizing his production of tanks and bombers for WWII. Model T Ford Electrical System. Accessed on February 20, 2013. http://www.modeltcentral.com/Model-T-Ford-Electrical-Specifications.html#Magneto A lesson on the generator, ignition system and timing system of the Model T. Montaign, Renee and Dwyer, Dustin. Model T: 'Universal Car' Sparked Gasoline Demand. July 7, 2008. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92216092. NPR piece celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Model T. gave me some ideas about the Legacy of the assembly line and Model T. The Moving Assembly Line. Ford 1863-2013. 150 Years. Accessed February 12, 2013. http://www.henryford150.com/assembly-line/. A tribute to Fords assembly line on the sesquicentenary of Fords birth. Progressing into the 20th Century. Accessed on February 21, 2013. http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0700/frameset_reset.html?http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0700/ stories/0701_0105.html. This website gives the labor conditions and legislative context within which Ford was developing mass production of a car for the common man and remaining determined to pay a wage which would allow his workers to purchase the product they were producing. Turning Point: Henry Fords Assembly Line. Accessed February 17, 2013. http://henryfordsassemblylinenhd.weebly.com/conclusion.html. Brief paragraph about the revolutionizing effect of Fords assembly line, including Fords statement I created nothing new. I simply assembled the discoveries of other men, behind whom were centuries of work. What are interchangeable parts? Wise Geek. Accessed on February 21, 2012. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-interchangeable-parts.htm An easy-to-understand explanation of interchangeable parts which Ford adopted for use in his integrated assembly line. The Wright Brothers First Flight, 1903. EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com. I used this sight to see what else was happening in the world of transportation and mass production at the time Henry Ford was developing his integrated assembly line for the production of the Model T Ford.

Watts, Steven. The Peoples Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 2005. A biography of Henry Ford, from his beginnings as a Michigan farm boy to folk hero and automobile tycoon. Whitley, Peggy. American Cultural History 1900-1909. Last updated November, 2011. http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade00.html. This website gave cultural and sociological context for Henry Fords work on developing a car for the common man. Ydstie, John. Henry Fords Wheels for the World. NPR interview with David Brinkley, author. Created June 3, 2003. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1280498. Interesting interview of David Brinkley, author of Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress.

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