Assembling the First Eagle Boat in the Ford Ship Plant (Rouge Plant "B" Building), June 1918
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Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine boats for the U.S. Navy during World War I. Ford assembled the boats at a new plant near the mouth of the Rouge River. The complex consisted of three primary buildings. The "B" Building, the factory's heart, housed three production lines on which as many as 21 Eagles could be under construction at once.
Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine boats for the U.S. Navy during World War I. Ford assembled the boats at a new plant near the mouth of the Rouge River. The complex consisted of three primary buildings. The "B" Building, the factory's heart, housed three production lines on which as many as 21 Eagles could be under construction at once.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
13 June 1918
Subject Date
13 June 1918
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.22433
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: 7.375 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten into image lower right corner: 22433 6-13-18
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