Ford Freighter "Ernest R. Breech" Docked at Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1962
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company added the Charles L. Hutchison to its fleet in 1962. Ford refitted and renamed it the Ernest R. Breech in honor of a former board chairman. Like the other Great Lakes bulk carriers owned by Ford, the ship hauled raw material to its River Rouge factory near Detroit, Michigan. Ford sold the ship in the late 1980s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1962
Subject Date
1962
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.6162
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in
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