The Plant
Facilities & Operations
Box 24, File 55, Side 2
C6 Sh6 B2 F7 #7 - 'St. Thomas Assembly Plant' Postcard
Colour aerial photograph of the St. Thomas Ford Assembly Plant. On the other side of the postcard there is a caption describing a medallion that was dedicated to the Plant in 1968 by Henry Ford II in honour of it being the most modern assembly facility in the world. Above this caption, there are photographic reproductions of the medallion.
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 161a - Aerial Views of Assembly Plant and Surrounding Area
Aerial photograph showing the Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited St. Thomas Assembly Plant and surrounding area, [196-?].
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 164 - Aerial View of Car Storage Area
Undated aerial photograph showing the car storage area at the Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited St. Thomas Assembly Plant, [196-?]. Retained for reference by St. Thomas Times-Journal.
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 165 - Car Transport Loading Area
Photograph showing the car transport loading area at the Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited St. Thomas Assembly Plant, [196-?]. Retained for reference by St. Thomas Times-Journal.
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 86 - Supervised Destruction of Confidential Design Documents
Photograph not used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 showing the supervised destruction of confidential design documents.
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 55b - Driverless, Trackless Tow Trains
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 22-F) with caption: "Runaway Train- With its red warning beacon flashing, the trackless tow train hauls three tramloads of drums to a pre-programmed destination in the St. Thomas Assembly Plant."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 56 - Two-Way Radios In Plant
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 23-F) with caption: "Instant Contact- From his desk in the administration building- or wherever he might be in the 34-acre plant- Materials Manager H. B. Waters is in direct touch with departmental personnel responsible for ensuring that the assembly lines are supplied with the right material at the right time [Left]. Speedy Response- Answering a query from Materials Manager H. B. Waters is Transportation Foreman Ron Andrews who has a radio mounted on his vehicle. Using one of three exclusive in-plant frequencies are six portable two-way radios and three radios mounted on department vehicles [Right]."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 57e - Ready To Transport
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 25-F) with caption: "Loading Line-Up- Each tri-level holds 15 automobiles and with the hustle that is evident in the Auto Haulaways yard a tri-level is loaded every 15 minutes."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 58b - On Their Way
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 26-F) with caption: "Car Control Clerk- J. W. Shearing types up punch cards used in the data processing system that assists railwaymen in the location, control and movement of freight cars in the assembly yard."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 59b - Road and Rail Transports
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 27-F) with caption: "From Far And Wide- Box cars bearing the emblems of many famous railroads can be seen in the Canadian National Railways marshalling yards at the St. Thomas Assembly Plant of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. Loading freight cars- at the rate of about 20 a day- must be sorted and placed on certain tracks so that they can be delivered to one of the three plant intake points at a specified time. CNR yard staff must also make arrangements to handle the empty cards after they have disgorged tons of parts and materials inside the plant."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 61d - Food Service
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 30-F) with caption: "This large lunch room used by the hourly-rated employees at the St. Thomas Assembly Plant will hold 400 people. It also doubles as a conference and lecture room and is fitted with a screen for film projection."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 61e - Food Service
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 30-F) with caption: "Wheeling a trolley-load of food to one of the lunch rooms is Ben Afman."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 67a - Final [Quality Control] Checks
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 36-F) with caption: "Vital Statistics- Among the quality control inspections given St. Thomas-built Ford Falcons are dimensional checks to ensure the automobiles are built exactly to specifications.”
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 70 - Clamshell Carrier System
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 42-F) with caption: "Carrier Borne- Large steel carriers, known as clamshell carriers, carry Ford Falcons along the final trim assembly lines at the St. Thomas Assembly Plant of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. This novel conveyance has many advantages over the traditional floor level conveyor systems."
C9 Sh5 B3 F1 1e - Aerial Photographs of Plant Exterior
Aerial photograph showing the exterior of the Ford St. Thomas Assembly Plant, April 25, 1969. Ron Nelson Photography Limited, London, Ontario.
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 166 - Underbody Pit for Deadner Spray Booth
Undated photograph showing the underbody pit for deadner spray booth at the Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited St. Thomas Assembly Plant, [197-?]. Retained for reference by St. Thomas Times-Journal.
C9 Sh5 B3 F5 4a - Plant Fire Department
Photograph showing the Ford St. Thomas Assembly Plant Fire Department brigade, ca. 1970.
C9 Sh5 B3 F5 4d - Plant Fire Department
Photograph showing the Ford St. Thomas Assembly Plant Fire Department fire truck, ca. 1970.
C9 Sh5 B3 F5 5a - Process Engineering Department
Photograph showing the Ford St. Thomas Assembly Plant process engineering department, ca. 1970.
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 136 - Recycling Waste
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published February 2, 1974 with caption: "Recycling Waste- This is the scene in the St. Thomas Assembly Plant of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited where Advance Container Limited of St. Thomas is baling corrugated paper waste for recycling. The recycling operation has cut the amount of material that was being taken to the garbage dump by some 60 per cent."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 174 - Moon Buggy
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published December 12, 1980 with caption: "John Gilbert, London, tests 'moon buggy', a $42,900 piece of machinery recently installed at the St. Thomas Ford Assembly Plant that will lift engines into EXP and LN7 automobiles as they pass overhead."
C9 Sh5 B3 F1 2h - Aerial Photographs of Plant Exterior
Aerial photograph showing the exterior of the Ford St. Thomas Assembly Plant, May 16, 1984. Ron Nelson Photography Limited, London, Ontario.
C9 Sh5 B3 F2 3 - Main Entrance and Selectivity Tower
Photograph showing the main entrance and selectivity tower at the Ford St.Thomas Assembly Plant, ca. 1990s.
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 68a - Fully Equipped Hospital
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 39-F) with caption: "Novel Ambulance- A golf cart converted to carry a stretcher makes a most useful ambulance for use in the mammoth St. Thomas Assembly Plant. At the wheel is Dr. E. M. Dundas, plant hospital resident doctor."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 68b - Fully Equipped Hospital
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 39-F) with caption: "Dr. E. M. Dundas- Resident Doctor at Ford Plant Hospital."
C8 Sh4 B2 F1 68c - Fully Equipped Hospital
Photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 5, 1968 (p. 39-F) with caption: "Let's See Now- Dr. E. M. Dundas carries out an examination of one of the eyes of a Ford employee in the plant's well-equipped hospital."
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