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Ford Motor Company 1918 Pandemic

Posted: Sun May 10, 2020 2:25 pm
by Novice
The 1918 pandemic would have occurred in the hay day of model T production. Any archive records on what effect was on the company or employees.
just looking at motor numbers for the years around 1918 looks like they dropped way off for 1918. and then popped back for 1919.

Re: Ford Motor Company 1918 Pandemic

Posted: Sun May 10, 2020 3:56 pm
by Rich Eagle
"A story on April 3, 1918, about a “mysterious illness” that struck 2,000 Ford Motor Co. employees in Michigan appears to be the first mention of the looming crisis in the Vancouver Daily...."
https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/apr ... ashington/