Coke Ovens at Ford Rouge Plant Quenching Tower, November 27, 1939
THF274306 / Coke Ovens at Ford Rouge Plant Quenching Tower, November 27, 1939
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Artifact Overview
Enormous coke ovens at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted coal into high-carbon coke, which was then used in the factory's blast furnaces to produce iron. After the red-hot coke was pushed from the ovens, a specialized railroad car carried it to the quenching tower, where the coke was doused with thousands of gallons of water.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
27 November 1939
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.72743.B
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: 11.00 in
Width: 8.00 in
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Related Artifacts
ArtifactView of Rouge Plant Coke Ovens from Quenching Tower, 1934
Enormous coke ovens at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted coal into high-carbon coke, which was then used in the factory's blast furnaces to produce iron. This view looks back toward the coke ovens from inside the quenching tower, where a specialized railcar carrying red-hot coke was doused with thousands of gallons of water.