Southern Californian Merchantmen aboard Ford Freighter "Onondaga" in Los Angeles Harbor, March 15, 1925

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Artifact Overview

The Onondaga began service in Henry Ford's shipping fleet in 1924 by carrying coal and lumber on the Great Lakes. By the end of 1924, the vessel headed into the Atlantic bound for Buenos Aires. In March 1925, the Onondaga delivered vehicle parts to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. It was Ford's first shipment of parts to the West Coast by ocean-going freighter.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

15 March 1925

Subject Date

1925

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.X.104

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 in
Width: 10.125 in

Southern Californian Merchantmen aboard Ford Freighter "Onondaga" in Los Angeles Harbor, March 15, 1925