Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad Station, Wyandotte, Michigan, June 1926
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After Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920, he invested some $15 million in improvements to the line's physical plant. Ford rebuilt track with heavier rail; repaired or replaced bridges; and improved stations, warehouses and roundhouses. DT&I's passenger stations, like this one at Wyandotte, Michigan, received new coats of standardized gray paint.
After Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920, he invested some $15 million in improvements to the line's physical plant. Ford rebuilt track with heavier rail; repaired or replaced bridges; and improved stations, warehouses and roundhouses. DT&I's passenger stations, like this one at Wyandotte, Michigan, received new coats of standardized gray paint.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
10 June 1926
Subject Date
10 June 1926
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.46841
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: 8 in
Width: 11.5 in
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