Worker Operating a Press in the Salvage Department at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, November 1926
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Artifact Overview
In 1925, Ford Motor Company purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the U.S. government. The vessels were towed by tugs to the Rouge, where most were cut into scrap metal used in the plant's steel-making facilities. Serviceable parts were salvaged. Here, a worker straightens a pipe from one of the ships for use elsewhere.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
23 November 1926
Subject Date
23 November 1926
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.48036
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: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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