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Eagle Boat #60 Lowered to Water, August 1919

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine boats during World War I. The company launched its first Eagle on July 11, 1918, but the war ended exactly four months later -- before any of the boats saw action. The Navy cut its initial order of 100 Eagles to 60, and Ford launched the last of them in the summer of 1919.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

15 August 1919

Subject Date

15 August 1919

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.27534

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: 8.000 in
Width: 11.000 in

Eagle Boat #60 Lowered to Water, August 1919