Hull of Freighter "Onondaga" Loaded with Automobile Parts, circa 1929
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Artifact Overview
In the 1920s, Henry Ford assembled a fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats and canal boats to bring raw materials to or take finished products from his new manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. The Onondaga, a small ocean-going freighter acquired in 1923, carried automobile parts to Ford plants located in cities along America's seaboard and around the world.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1929
Subject Date
circa 1929
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.X.116
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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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