Ford Motor Company Ships "Henry Ford II" and "Benson Ford" at Ford Rouge Plant, May 1943
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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 ships traveled the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's Rouge manufacturing complex. This photograph shows the Benson Ford and the Henry Ford II docked at the Rouge in 1943.
Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons -- Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships traveled the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's Rouge manufacturing complex. This photograph shows the Benson Ford and the Henry Ford II docked at the Rouge in 1943.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
31 May 1943
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.77980.1
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 in
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