Freighter "Frontenac" Unloading Ore at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1923

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford sited his new manufacturing complex on the newly dredged River Rouge to accommodate ships bringing in raw materials or taking on finished product for delivery. Desiring complete self-sufficiency at the Rouge, Ford assembled his own fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats and canal boats. This photograph shows Frontenac, a Ford Motor Company ore freighter.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

29 October 1923

Subject Date

29 October 1923

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.35826

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: 7.5 in
Width: 10.875 in