Slag Buggies at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927

Artifact Overview

These slag pots transported white-hot slag to cooling pits at Ford's River Rouge Plant. Slag is a by-product of the iron-making process. It was skimmed from the blast furnaces and caught in the buggies waiting below. After it cooled, workers recovered the slag to produce cement for plant use and sale to the public.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1927

Creators

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Creator Notes

Originally photographed by Charles Sheeler in 1927 for Ford Motor Company. Copied by Ford Motor Company in 1929.

Collection Title

Photographs for the Company Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.189.P.6580

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.875 in
Width: 7.375 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Automobile factories Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant Automobile industry Blast furnaces Buildings Factories Industrial buildings Slag cars