Albert Kahn Drawings for the "Plant in Which Henry Ford Will Employ 15,000 to Make Submarine Killers," April 1918
THF270333 / Albert Kahn Drawings for the "Plant in Which Henry Ford Will Employ 15,000 to Make Submarine Killers," April 1918
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Artifact Overview
During World War I, Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats for the U.S. Navy. Henry Ford called on industrial architect Albert Kahn to design the Eagle factory, located at the mouth of the Rouge River. Kahn created three principal structures: a fabricating shop, a main assembly building, and a fit-out shop.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
22 April 1918
Subject Date
22 April 1918
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.21863
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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SetBuilding Eagle Boats at the Rouge
- 27 Artifacts
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.