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- Detroit Shell Co. Photograph Album, 1918 - In 1918, several Michigan automakers established the Detroit Shell Company. The new firm acquired the Springfield Body Company's factory and began fulfilling its initial government contract for $30 million worth of wartime munitions. Detroit Shell's officers included president John Kelsey (Kelsey Wheel), vice presidents Harry Jewitt (Paige) and Roscoe Jackson (Hudson), treasurer Edsel Ford (Ford), and secretary J. Walter Drake (Hupp).
- 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Detroit Shell Co. Photograph Album, 1918
In 1918, several Michigan automakers established the Detroit Shell Company. The new firm acquired the Springfield Body Company's factory and began fulfilling its initial government contract for $30 million worth of wartime munitions. Detroit Shell's officers included president John Kelsey (Kelsey Wheel), vice presidents Harry Jewitt (Paige) and Roscoe Jackson (Hudson), treasurer Edsel Ford (Ford), and secretary J. Walter Drake (Hupp).
- Letter from George Washington to General Israel Putnam, October 1, 1777 -
- October 01, 1777
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from George Washington to General Israel Putnam, October 1, 1777