Worker Monitoring Portland Cement Filtering Process at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1935
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge industrial complex near Dearborn, Michigan, included a cement plant. Slag from the Rouge's blast furnaces was mixed with lime and smaller amounts of silica, alumina, iron oxide, and magnesia to make Portland cement. The cement plant remained in operation for about 20 years, and it produced more than 2,000 barrels a day at its peak.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
02 May 1935
Subject Date
02 May 1935
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.62919.A
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: 7.875 in
Width: 11 in
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