Panorama Showing Eagle Boats at the Ship Plant Docks, June 1919
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During World War I, Ford Motor Company built 60 Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats for the U.S. Navy. Manufactured in Dearborn on the Rouge River, the boats reached the Atlantic via the Detroit River, Lakes Erie and Ontario, and the St. Lawrence River. Many of the Eagles then went to the Navy's base at New London, Connecticut, to await their assignments.
During World War I, Ford Motor Company built 60 Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats for the U.S. Navy. Manufactured in Dearborn on the Rouge River, the boats reached the Atlantic via the Detroit River, Lakes Erie and Ontario, and the St. Lawrence River. Many of the Eagles then went to the Navy's base at New London, Connecticut, to await their assignments.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
10 June 1919
Subject Date
10 June 1919
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.26881
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: 7.5 in
Width: 34.25 in
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