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

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

Ford Freighter "Ernest R. Breech" Docked at Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1962