Pouring Molten Iron from Blast Furnace into Railroad Car Ladles at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, circa 1948
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Three blast furnaces at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted raw iron oxide ore into metallic iron. The molten iron was then poured into special railroad car ladles for transport to open-hearth furnaces, where the iron was further processed into steel. Together, the three blast furnaces could produce 6,700 tons of metallic iron every 24 hours.
Three blast furnaces at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted raw iron oxide ore into metallic iron. The molten iron was then poured into special railroad car ladles for transport to open-hearth furnaces, where the iron was further processed into steel. Together, the three blast furnaces could produce 6,700 tons of metallic iron every 24 hours.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1948
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.776
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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