Wheelhouse on Ford Motor Company Tugboat "Dearborn," Rouge Plant, August 1932

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford sited his new manufacturing complex on the newly dredged River Rouge to accommodate ships bringing in raw materials or taking on finished product for delivery. Desiring complete self-sufficiency at the Rouge, Ford assembled his own fleet of cargo carriers, ocean freighters, barges, tugboats and canal boats. This photograph shows the pilothouse of the Ford Motor Company tugboat Dearborn.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

29 August 1932

Subject Date

1932

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.57094.2

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