Foundation Pilings for Ford Rouge Plant Shipyard "E" Building, May 1918
THF270313 / Foundation Pilings for Ford Rouge Plant Shipyard "E" Building, May 1918
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford began buying land near the mouth of the Rouge River in 1915. Ford was thinking of future expansion. His new property was on level ground, near multiple railroad lines, and -- after dredging -- within navigable reach of the Detroit River and the Great Lakes. In 1918, the site became home to Ford's Eagle anti-submarine patrol boat factory.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
20 May 1918
Subject Date
20 May 1918
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.22166
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
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Over the years, Ford Motor Company's River Rouge factory turned out everything from tractors to cars to pickup trucks. But its first products had no wheels at all. From May 1918 to October 1919, Ford built 60 "Eagle" anti-submarine patrol boats at the Rouge. World War I ended before any of the Eagles saw action, but they proved that even warships could be made on an assembly line.