Universal Oil Products Representatives and Henry Ford Museum Staff with the Torch Lake Locomotive, November 1969

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Artifact Overview

Built by Mason Machine Works in 1873, the steam locomotive Torch Lake was used in copper mining operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula until 1933. The Henry Ford acquired the locomotive in 1969. After its arrival here, the engine was returned to operating condition and put into service on the Greenfield Village railroad.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

November 1969

Subject Date

November 1969

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.53794

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in

Universal Oil Products Representatives and Henry Ford Museum Staff with the Torch Lake Locomotive, November 1969