Inside the Powerhouse at Fair Lane Estate, circa 1950
THF112500 / Inside the Powerhouse at Fair Lane Estate, circa 1950
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Artifact Overview
Fair Lane, Henry and Clara Ford's estate on the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan, included its own hydroelectric power plant. The four-story powerhouse, built of the same limestone as the mansion, contained two turbines driven by water diverted from a dam on the river. The turbines turned generators that produced 110 kilowatts of electricity.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1950
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.106093
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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