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- The River Rouge, 1888 -
- 1888
- Collections - Artifact
The River Rouge, 1888
- 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible, Serial Number One - It's an old auto industry cliche -- "you can't sell a young man an old man's car, but you can sell an old man a young man's car." It's also true. The sporty Mustang was a young man's -- and woman's -- car. The under-30 crowd loved it. But older people also bought them, often as a second car. The Mustang hit a sweet spot in the market, appealing to a wide range of buyers.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
1965 Ford Mustang Convertible, Serial Number One
It's an old auto industry cliche -- "you can't sell a young man an old man's car, but you can sell an old man a young man's car." It's also true. The sporty Mustang was a young man's -- and woman's -- car. The under-30 crowd loved it. But older people also bought them, often as a second car. The Mustang hit a sweet spot in the market, appealing to a wide range of buyers.
- United Auto Workers Picketing the Ford Rouge River Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1941 - The workers who manufactured and bought cars organized into labor unions to better their working conditions. The United Auto Workers, founded in 1935, quickly organized the auto industry. In this photograph, workers picket Ford Motor Company -- the last major automaker to unionize -- during a 1941 strike.
- 1941
- Collections - Artifact
United Auto Workers Picketing the Ford Rouge River Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1941
The workers who manufactured and bought cars organized into labor unions to better their working conditions. The United Auto Workers, founded in 1935, quickly organized the auto industry. In this photograph, workers picket Ford Motor Company -- the last major automaker to unionize -- during a 1941 strike.
- Navy Service School Classes at Ford River Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1941-1945 - The United States Navy Service School opened in Dearborn, Michigan, in early 1941. The school was built on land leased to the Navy at Ford's Rouge Plant. Ford also made additional Rouge factory facilities and equipment available for Navy use. Thousands of young Navy recruits graduated as machinists, electricians, and radiomen or acquired other skilled training here during the war years.
- 1941-1945
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Navy Service School Classes at Ford River Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1941-1945
The United States Navy Service School opened in Dearborn, Michigan, in early 1941. The school was built on land leased to the Navy at Ford's Rouge Plant. Ford also made additional Rouge factory facilities and equipment available for Navy use. Thousands of young Navy recruits graduated as machinists, electricians, and radiomen or acquired other skilled training here during the war years.
- Postcard, "Ford Rotunda, Administration Building and the River Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan," 1937 - The Rotunda was built for the Ford Motor Company exhibition at the 1934 Chicago World's Fair. It was later rebuilt in Dearborn, Michigan, where it served as a hospitality center for tourists from 1936 to 1962. This postcard shows the Rotunda in its second and final home -- across from the Administration Building at Ford's River Rouge Plant.
- 1937
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Postcard, "Ford Rotunda, Administration Building and the River Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan," 1937
The Rotunda was built for the Ford Motor Company exhibition at the 1934 Chicago World's Fair. It was later rebuilt in Dearborn, Michigan, where it served as a hospitality center for tourists from 1936 to 1962. This postcard shows the Rotunda in its second and final home -- across from the Administration Building at Ford's River Rouge Plant.
- Ashcroft Manufacturing Company Indicator Used at Ford Motor Company River Rouge Plant, 1904-1914 -
- 1904-1914
- Collections - Artifact
Ashcroft Manufacturing Company Indicator Used at Ford Motor Company River Rouge Plant, 1904-1914
- Navy Service School Classes at Ford River Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1941-1945 - The United States Navy Service School opened in Dearborn, Michigan, in early 1941. The school was built on land leased to the Navy at Ford's Rouge Plant. Ford also made additional Rouge factory facilities and equipment available for Navy use. Thousands of young Navy recruits graduated as machinists, electricians, and radiomen or acquired other skilled training here during the war years.
- 1941-1945
- Collections - Artifact
Navy Service School Classes at Ford River Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1941-1945
The United States Navy Service School opened in Dearborn, Michigan, in early 1941. The school was built on land leased to the Navy at Ford's Rouge Plant. Ford also made additional Rouge factory facilities and equipment available for Navy use. Thousands of young Navy recruits graduated as machinists, electricians, and radiomen or acquired other skilled training here during the war years.
- Watercolor, "Mouth of River Rouge," 1884 -
- September 14, 1884
- Collections - Artifact
Watercolor, "Mouth of River Rouge," 1884
- Unimate Industrial Robot in Use at the Ford Motor Company Rouge River Plant, circa 1975 - George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This photograph, part of a larger archival collection documenting Devol's work, illustrates the functions and uses of his innovative idea.
- circa 1975
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Unimate Industrial Robot in Use at the Ford Motor Company Rouge River Plant, circa 1975
George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This photograph, part of a larger archival collection documenting Devol's work, illustrates the functions and uses of his innovative idea.
- Unimate Industrial Robot in Use at the Ford Motor Company Rouge River Plant, circa 1975 - George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This photograph, part of a larger archival collection documenting Devol's work, illustrates the functions and uses of his innovative idea.
- circa 1975
- Collections - Artifact
Unimate Industrial Robot in Use at the Ford Motor Company Rouge River Plant, circa 1975
George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This photograph, part of a larger archival collection documenting Devol's work, illustrates the functions and uses of his innovative idea.