Henry Ford aboard the Ford Motor Company Freighter "Henry Ford II," Superior, Wisconsin, 1939
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In the 1920s, Henry Ford amassed a fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats and canal boats to transport raw materials and finished product to and from his new River Rouge manufacturing complex. This photograph shows him aboard Henry Ford II. The Ford Motor Company ore freighter, also used for family cruises, was named after Ford's oldest grandson.
In the 1920s, Henry Ford amassed a fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats and canal boats to transport raw materials and finished product to and from his new River Rouge manufacturing complex. This photograph shows him aboard Henry Ford II. The Ford Motor Company ore freighter, also used for family cruises, was named after Ford's oldest grandson.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1939
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.755
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 7.5 in
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