Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Coke Ovens from Southwest Corner, August 1923
THF274208 / Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Coke Ovens from Southwest Corner, August 1923
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Artifact Overview
Coke ovens at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted coal into high-carbon coke, used in the factory's blast furnaces to produce iron. In 1921, the Rouge's ovens could produce up to 3,600 tons of coke daily. New, more efficient coke ovens opened in 1937. The coking process also produced gas used to heat some of the factory's other furnaces.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
01 August 1923
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.35054
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: 7.50 in
Width: 10.75 in
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Ford Motor Company operated its own industrial railroad at the Rouge factory. Ford-owned locomotives moved incoming railcars filled with raw materials, and outgoing railcars loaded with finished parts and vehicles. Ford employees crewed trains, cared for locomotives, and maintained 100 miles of track within the factory grounds. At its 1930s peak, Ford's Rouge railroad was one of the largest privately owned rail operations in the world.