Aerial View of Ford Rouge Plant Complex, January 1948
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company built the Rouge Plant with the ability to create automobiles from raw materials. In this photograph, the boat docks and huge coal, iron ore and limestone bins are visible. In 1948, about 850,000 tons of ore and 2,500,000 tons of coal arrived by boat and filled these bins to be used towards building Ford cars.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
12 January 1948
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.85200.1
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: 7.25 in
Width: 9 in
Inscriptions
Ink stamp on back:
NEWS PHOTO BY E.S. PURRINGTON No. _ Date _ FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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