Overhead Crane for Distributing Ore and Coal Unloaded from Ships at Ford Rouge Plant, February 1944

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Artifact Overview

Iron ore and limestone used at the Rouge were sourced from Great Lakes mines and quarries. These bulk commodities generally were delivered to the plant by lake-going freighters. Large cranes at the Rouge's mile-long boat slip unloaded the materials and moved them to nearby storage bins.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

February 1944

Subject Date

February 1944

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.79759.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.938 in
Width: 7.938 in