Crew Reading Mail aboard the Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II," June 1945
THF115001 / 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 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
Place of Creation
Collection Title
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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SetHenry Ford II and Benson Ford: Ore Carriers of the Great Lakes
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In 1923, Henry Ford ordered two 600-foot-long lake freighters to transport raw materials — iron ore, coal, limestone, and other bulk products — to and from his massive River Rouge manufacturing complex. Ford named the motorships after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. By the summer of 1924, both freighters were plying the waters of the Great Lakes, becoming workhorses for Ford Motor Company for more than fifty years.
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