Freighter "Frontenac" Unloading Ore at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1923
THF91999 / 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
Place of Creation
Collection Title
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
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