Ford Tugboat "Jay C. Morse" Docked at the Ford Rouge Plant, August 16, 1926
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Artifact Overview
The tugboat Jay C. Morse was built in 1867 in Buffalo, New York. Henry Ford took possession of the wooden tug when he purchased a lumber and milling operation in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The tug continued to assist ships at Ford's operations along the Lake Superior shore and later at his River Rouge factory near Dearborn. The Morse was scrapped in 1932.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
16 August 1926
Subject Date
16 August 1926
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.47403
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: 7.875 in
Width: 11.125 in
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