Crew Reading Mail aboard the Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II," June 1945

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships traveled the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's River Rouge manufacturing complex. This photograph shows crew members reading mail aboard the Henry Ford II. The crew size was about 33 people.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

11 June 1946

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.82870.10

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: 11 in
Width: 8.125 in

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Crew Reading Mail aboard the Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II," June 1945