Employee Driving Ore Tractor inside Hull of Ford Freighter "Henry Ford II" at the Ford Rouge Plant, October 7, 1924
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Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons -- Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The vessels, owned and operated by Ford Motor Company, primarily carried ore from western Lake Superior to the steel mill at Ford's River Rouge Plant near Detroit. This photograph shows a tractor moving the remaining ore inside one of the Henry Ford II's hold compartments.
Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons -- Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The vessels, owned and operated by Ford Motor Company, primarily carried ore from western Lake Superior to the steel mill at Ford's River Rouge Plant near Detroit. This photograph shows a tractor moving the remaining ore inside one of the Henry Ford II's hold compartments.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
07 October 1924
Subject Date
07 October 1924
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.38892
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: 10.875 in
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