Launching Ford Motor Company Ship "Green Island" at Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, Michigan, 1937
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company launched the MS Green Island in 1937. The 300-foot vessel was part of a fleet that carried raw material, auto parts and other goods to and from Ford's mines, mills and factories. Green Island, with its low twelve-foot draft, was one of the longest ships to move through the New York State Barge Canal system.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
15 May 1937
Subject Date
1937
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.68308
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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