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- Passengers aboard Henry Ford's Peace Ship "Oscar II," 1915 - Disgusted by the carnage of World War I, Henry Ford launched a well-meaning but naive effort to end it in December 1915. He chartered the ship <EM>Oscar II</EM> to carry a party of citizen-mediators to Europe to negotiate for peace. But the delegates feuded among themselves, press support faded, and Ford himself tired of the bickering. The "Peace Ship" expedition failed.
- 1915
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Passengers aboard Henry Ford's Peace Ship "Oscar II," 1915
Disgusted by the carnage of World War I, Henry Ford launched a well-meaning but naive effort to end it in December 1915. He chartered the ship Oscar II to carry a party of citizen-mediators to Europe to negotiate for peace. But the delegates feuded among themselves, press support faded, and Ford himself tired of the bickering. The "Peace Ship" expedition failed.
- Ship Kitchen on Freighter "Henry Ford II," 1925 - Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships plied the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials to and from Ford's River Rouge manufacturing complex. This photograph shows one of the two kitchens found on the<em> Henry Ford II</em>.
- April 14, 1925
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Ship Kitchen on Freighter "Henry Ford II," 1925
Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships plied the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials to and from Ford's River Rouge manufacturing complex. This photograph shows one of the two kitchens found on the Henry Ford II.
- Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II," circa 1940 - Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships plied the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials to and from Ford's River Rouge manufacturing complex. The <i>Henry Ford II</i>, built at the American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio, remained in Ford Motor Company service for 65 years.
- circa 1940
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Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II," circa 1940
Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships plied the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials to and from Ford's River Rouge manufacturing complex. The Henry Ford II, built at the American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio, remained in Ford Motor Company service for 65 years.
- Ship's Log for MS Henry Ford II, Trip 1, May 3-4, 1940 - Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships plied the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials to and from Ford's River Rouge manufacturing complex. A ship's log kept record of the cargo, loading and unloading ports, sailing dates, general weather conditions, and reasons for delay.
- 03 May 1940-04 May 1940
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Ship's Log for MS Henry Ford II, Trip 1, May 3-4, 1940
Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships plied the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials to and from Ford's River Rouge manufacturing complex. A ship's log kept record of the cargo, loading and unloading ports, sailing dates, general weather conditions, and reasons for delay.
- Ship's Log for MS Henry Ford II, Trip 3, May 10-13, 1940 - Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships plied the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials to and from Ford's River Rouge manufacturing complex. A ship's log kept record of the cargo, loading and unloading ports, sailing dates, general weather conditions, and reasons for delay.
- 10 May 1940-13 May 1940
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Ship's Log for MS Henry Ford II, Trip 3, May 10-13, 1940
Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships plied the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials to and from Ford's River Rouge manufacturing complex. A ship's log kept record of the cargo, loading and unloading ports, sailing dates, general weather conditions, and reasons for delay.
- "Pirate Ship" Decoration for Henry Ford II's 21st Birthday Party, September 1938 - Henry Ford II, oldest child of Edsel and Eleanor Ford (and oldest grandchild of Henry and Clara Ford), turned 21 on September 4, 1938. The family's home at Gaukler Pointe, near Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, was lavishly decorated for the milestone-birthday party -- complete with a scaled-down sailing ship in the estate's lagoon.
- September 12, 1938
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"Pirate Ship" Decoration for Henry Ford II's 21st Birthday Party, September 1938
Henry Ford II, oldest child of Edsel and Eleanor Ford (and oldest grandchild of Henry and Clara Ford), turned 21 on September 4, 1938. The family's home at Gaukler Pointe, near Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, was lavishly decorated for the milestone-birthday party -- complete with a scaled-down sailing ship in the estate's lagoon.
- "Pirate Ship" Decoration for Henry Ford II's 21st Birthday Party, September 1938 - Henry Ford II, oldest child of Edsel and Eleanor Ford (and oldest grandchild of Henry and Clara Ford), turned 21 on September 4, 1938. The family's home at Gaukler Pointe, near Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, was lavishly decorated for the milestone-birthday party -- complete with a scaled-down sailing ship in the estate's lagoon.
- September 12, 1938
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"Pirate Ship" Decoration for Henry Ford II's 21st Birthday Party, September 1938
Henry Ford II, oldest child of Edsel and Eleanor Ford (and oldest grandchild of Henry and Clara Ford), turned 21 on September 4, 1938. The family's home at Gaukler Pointe, near Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, was lavishly decorated for the milestone-birthday party -- complete with a scaled-down sailing ship in the estate's lagoon.
- "Pirate Ship" Decoration for Henry Ford II's 21st Birthday Party, September 1938 - Henry Ford II, oldest child of Edsel and Eleanor Ford (and oldest grandchild of Henry and Clara Ford), turned 21 on September 4, 1938. The family's home at Gaukler Pointe, near Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, was lavishly decorated for the milestone-birthday party -- complete with a scaled-down sailing ship in the estate's lagoon.
- September 12, 1938
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"Pirate Ship" Decoration for Henry Ford II's 21st Birthday Party, September 1938
Henry Ford II, oldest child of Edsel and Eleanor Ford (and oldest grandchild of Henry and Clara Ford), turned 21 on September 4, 1938. The family's home at Gaukler Pointe, near Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, was lavishly decorated for the milestone-birthday party -- complete with a scaled-down sailing ship in the estate's lagoon.
- Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II" and Tugboat "Dearborn," April 1943 - Ford Motor Company's tugboat <em>Dearborn</em> was built in 1932 by Great Lakes Engineering. Eighty-five feet long and rated at 660 horsepower, it was smaller than other tugs in Ford's fleet. The <em>Dearborn</em> mostly worked inside the Ford Rouge plant's harbor, shuttling barges between the harbor and the Rouge River proper. Ford sold the <em>Dearborn</em> in 1946.
- April 25, 1943
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Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II" and Tugboat "Dearborn," April 1943
Ford Motor Company's tugboat Dearborn was built in 1932 by Great Lakes Engineering. Eighty-five feet long and rated at 660 horsepower, it was smaller than other tugs in Ford's fleet. The Dearborn mostly worked inside the Ford Rouge plant's harbor, shuttling barges between the harbor and the Rouge River proper. Ford sold the Dearborn in 1946.
- Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II" and Tugboat "Dearborn," April 1943 - Ford Motor Company's tugboat <em>Dearborn</em> was built in 1932 by Great Lakes Engineering. Eighty-five feet long and rated at 660 horsepower, it was smaller than other tugs in Ford's fleet. The <em>Dearborn</em> mostly worked inside the Ford Rouge plant's harbor, shuttling barges between the harbor and the Rouge River proper. Ford sold the <em>Dearborn</em> in 1946.
- April 25, 1943
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Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II" and Tugboat "Dearborn," April 1943
Ford Motor Company's tugboat Dearborn was built in 1932 by Great Lakes Engineering. Eighty-five feet long and rated at 660 horsepower, it was smaller than other tugs in Ford's fleet. The Dearborn mostly worked inside the Ford Rouge plant's harbor, shuttling barges between the harbor and the Rouge River proper. Ford sold the Dearborn in 1946.