Henry Ford Trade School Students Walking Past the Ford Rouge Plant Blast Furnace, October 6, 1937
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Artifact Overview
Three blast furnaces at Ford's Rouge plant converted raw iron oxide ore into metallic iron. The furnaces were named for Henry Ford's grandsons. Blast Furnace A, the "Henry Ford II," opened in May 1920, while the identical Blast Furnace B, the "Benson Ford," followed in October 1922. The larger Blast Furnace C, the "William Clay Ford," opened in November 1948.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
06 October 1937
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.68933.A
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11.25 in
Width: 8 in
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