Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Blast Furnace, 1936
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Artifact Overview
In the 1930s, two blast furnaces at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted raw iron oxide ore into metallic iron. The furnaces operated 24 hours a day, and each one produced 1,200 tons of metallic iron per day. This photograph captured the glow of molten iron as it flowed from a blast furnace toward a railcar-mounted ladle below.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1936
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.65667
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 11.00 in
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