Henry Ford and others aboard the MS Lake Ormoc, July 20, 1928
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Two ships, Lake Ormoc and Lake Farge, left Dearborn, Michigan, that July. Ford and other executives posed for this photograph on the Lake Ormoc to commemorate the start of the project.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
20 July 1928
Subject Date
20 July 1928
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2002.1.1830.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 9.25 in
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