Rouge Plant Construction
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Artifact Overview
Equipment sat ready in the newly finished Building A at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory in 1918. Specialized machines like these were essential to Ford's mass production methods. These machines were first used to build Eagle anti-submarine boats during World War I. Ford produced 60 of the boats between May 1918 and October 1919.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 May 1918
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.47.80
Credit
From the Collections of the Henry Ford. Gift of the Mow Family.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.500 in
Width: 10.500 in
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