Stationery from Ford Motor Company Freighter "Benson Ford," circa 1970
THF298497 / Stationery from Ford Motor Company Freighter "Benson Ford," circa 1970 / stationery front
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Artifact Overview
Stationery for the Ford Motor Company's ore carrier Benson Ford contains images of the freighter, the Ford logo, and the house flag flown when the ship was underway. The flag depicts a bluebird -- a favorite of Henry Ford, an amateur birdwatcher. The ship, named for one of Henry's grandsons, hauled raw material to Ford's River Rouge factory near Detroit, Michigan.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Stationery
Date Made
circa 1970
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
93.117.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Blue
Yellow (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in (stationery)
Width: 7.25 in (stationery)
Height: 3.9375 in (envelope)
Width: 7.5 in (envelope)
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Related Content
SetHenry Ford II and Benson Ford: Ore Carriers of the Great Lakes
- 23 Artifacts
In 1923, Henry Ford ordered two 600-foot-long lake freighters to transport raw materials — iron ore, coal, limestone, and other bulk products — to and from his massive River Rouge manufacturing complex. Ford named the motorships after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. By the summer of 1924, both freighters were plying the waters of the Great Lakes, becoming workhorses for Ford Motor Company for more than fifty years.