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

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