Operating a 100,000 Kilowatt Turbo-Generator at the Ford Rouge Plant Main Powerhouse, June 1934
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Artifact Overview
The powerhouse at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory was readily identified by its eight tall smokestacks. Steam turbines, fueled by pulverized coal, generated electricity for the massive Rouge complex -- and for Ford's Highland Park and Flat Rock plants, and for Lincoln's Detroit plant. The Rouge sometimes generated surplus power that could be sold to Detroit Edison Company.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
12 June 1934
Subject Date
12 June 1934
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.59279
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: 11 in
Width: 7.75 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in image in right lower front corner: 52979 6-12-34
Handwritten in pencil on back: 59282 [number not correct] 52979
Octagonal sticker adhered on back with red border, handwritten in ink reads:
OPERATING FLOOR / SHOWING THROTTLE / VALVES OF H.P. / GENERATOR
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