Ford Barge "Lake Frumet" in Boat Slip at the Ford Rouge Plant, January 13, 1928
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped and the materials were used at Ford's new automobile manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. But 13 were converted into barges, like the Lake Frumet. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
13 January 1929
Subject Date
13 January 1928
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.50800
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: 8 in
Width: 10.25 in
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