Correspondence regarding the Ford Motor Company Freighter "Oneida," 1942
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Ford Motor Company owned a fleet of barges, tugs, canal boats, cargo carriers, and ocean freighters that transported company products and materials before the Second World War. In 1942, with growing military demands, the United States began requisitioning all available ships for wartime service. Government maritime and shipping administrations worked with Ford to identify and acquire ships needed for the war effort.
Ford Motor Company owned a fleet of barges, tugs, canal boats, cargo carriers, and ocean freighters that transported company products and materials before the Second World War. In 1942, with growing military demands, the United States began requisitioning all available ships for wartime service. Government maritime and shipping administrations worked with Ford to identify and acquire ships needed for the war effort.
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
05 June 1942-06 July 1942
Subject Date
05 June 1942-06 July 1942
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.748.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Handwriting
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in (page 1)
Width: 8 in (page 1)
Height: 4.875 in (pages 2-3)
Width: 8 in (pages 2-3)
Height: 10.5 in (page 4-6)
Width: 8 in (page 4-6)
Height: 4.875 in (page 7-8)
Width: 8 in (page 7-8)
Height: 10 in (page 9)
Width: 8 in (page 9)
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