Ford Lake Dam and Powerhouse, Rawsonville, Michigan, June 1936

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford built a dam on the Huron River at Rawsonville, Michigan, in 1931-1932. The dam and resulting Ford Lake reservoir were part of a hydroelectric plant that supplied power to a nearby Ford Motor Company plant. The dam and reservoir were given to the nearby city of Ypsilanti in 1969. Today Ford Lake is popular for boating and fishing.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

03 June 1936

Subject Date

03 June 1936

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.66180.B

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