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- Shipping Platform at Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, circa 1906 - Ford Model S runabouts await loading onto boxcars at Ford Motor Company's Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit. The boxcars belong to the Michigan Central Railroad, a subsidiary of the New York Central Railroad.
- circa 1906
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Shipping Platform at Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, circa 1906
Ford Model S runabouts await loading onto boxcars at Ford Motor Company's Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit. The boxcars belong to the Michigan Central Railroad, a subsidiary of the New York Central Railroad.
- Hallmark "Lionel Holiday Boxcar" Christmas Ornament, 2009 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2009
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Hallmark "Lionel Holiday Boxcar" Christmas Ornament, 2009
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Railroad Car Loading Platform at H. J. Heinz Company Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1905 - The H.J. Heinz Company had its own line of railroad cars and designated tracks, which brought the trains to the loading platform alongside the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This greatly reduced the time needed to load the cars as employees could bring boxes and crates right out of the factory and into the train cars. This photograph shows the loading platform at the main plant.
- 1905
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Railroad Car Loading Platform at H. J. Heinz Company Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1905
The H.J. Heinz Company had its own line of railroad cars and designated tracks, which brought the trains to the loading platform alongside the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This greatly reduced the time needed to load the cars as employees could bring boxes and crates right out of the factory and into the train cars. This photograph shows the loading platform at the main plant.
- Ford Model T Loaded into Boxcar for Shipment, Highland Park, Michigan, 1926 - Ford Motor Company sent its Model T cars to destinations around the world. When moved by railroad, cars were partially disassembled to save space in boxcars. When going overseas, cars could either be partially disassembled and crated, or loaded into a ship's hold fully assembled. Gas, oil and water were usually drained from each vehicle to reduce weight.
- March 01, 1926
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Ford Model T Loaded into Boxcar for Shipment, Highland Park, Michigan, 1926
Ford Motor Company sent its Model T cars to destinations around the world. When moved by railroad, cars were partially disassembled to save space in boxcars. When going overseas, cars could either be partially disassembled and crated, or loaded into a ship's hold fully assembled. Gas, oil and water were usually drained from each vehicle to reduce weight.
- Loading Ford Model T Parts into a Boxcar at the Highland Park Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1915 - Four men were photographed loading a Model T body into a boxcar at Ford Motor Company's Highland Park plant in 1915. To save space, workers generally packed bodies and chassis separately. These boxcars belonged to the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, a subsidiary of the New York Central Railroad.
- April 23, 1915
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Loading Ford Model T Parts into a Boxcar at the Highland Park Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1915
Four men were photographed loading a Model T body into a boxcar at Ford Motor Company's Highland Park plant in 1915. To save space, workers generally packed bodies and chassis separately. These boxcars belonged to the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, a subsidiary of the New York Central Railroad.
- Ford Model A Body Panels Prepared for Shipment by Railroad Car, April 1931 - Ford Motor Company made most of the bodies used on its Model A vehicles, but some were built by outside vendors like Briggs, Budd, and Murray. This photograph shows a four-door sedan Model A body loaded onto a railroad car. The body was then shipped to Ford, where it was mounted onto a chassis.
- April 20, 1931
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Ford Model A Body Panels Prepared for Shipment by Railroad Car, April 1931
Ford Motor Company made most of the bodies used on its Model A vehicles, but some were built by outside vendors like Briggs, Budd, and Murray. This photograph shows a four-door sedan Model A body loaded onto a railroad car. The body was then shipped to Ford, where it was mounted onto a chassis.
- Ford Model T Automobile Ready for Shipment, 1926 - Ford Motor Company sent its Model T cars to destinations around the world. When moved by railroad, cars were partially disassembled to save space in boxcars. When going overseas, cars could either be partially disassembled and crated, or loaded into a ship's hold fully assembled. Gas, oil and water were usually drained from each vehicle to reduce weight.
- 1926
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Ford Model T Automobile Ready for Shipment, 1926
Ford Motor Company sent its Model T cars to destinations around the world. When moved by railroad, cars were partially disassembled to save space in boxcars. When going overseas, cars could either be partially disassembled and crated, or loaded into a ship's hold fully assembled. Gas, oil and water were usually drained from each vehicle to reduce weight.
- Hallmark "LIONEL No. 714 Boxcar" Christmas Ornament, 2005 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2005
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Hallmark "LIONEL No. 714 Boxcar" Christmas Ornament, 2005
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "Noel R.R. Series: Box Car" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1992 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1992
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Hallmark "Noel R.R. Series: Box Car" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1992
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Ford Model T Loaded into Boxcar for Shipment, 1926 - Ford Motor Company sent its Model T cars to destinations around the world. When moved by railroad, cars were partially disassembled to save space in boxcars. When going overseas, cars could either be partially disassembled and crated, or loaded into a ship's hold fully assembled. Gas, oil and water were usually drained from each vehicle to reduce weight.
- 1926
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Ford Model T Loaded into Boxcar for Shipment, 1926
Ford Motor Company sent its Model T cars to destinations around the world. When moved by railroad, cars were partially disassembled to save space in boxcars. When going overseas, cars could either be partially disassembled and crated, or loaded into a ship's hold fully assembled. Gas, oil and water were usually drained from each vehicle to reduce weight.