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- Quality Control Inspection of Newly Painted Car Body at Ford Motor Company Lorain, Ohio Assembly Plant, circa 1962 - Ford Motor Company opened an assembly plant in Lorain, Ohio, in 1958. Over the years, employees at the factory built various Ford models including the Galaxie, Falcon, Econoline, Fairlane, Torino, and Thunderbird; and Mercury models like the Comet, Cyclone, and Cougar. By the time the plant closed in 2005, workers had built close to eight million vehicles there.
- circa 1962
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Quality Control Inspection of Newly Painted Car Body at Ford Motor Company Lorain, Ohio Assembly Plant, circa 1962
Ford Motor Company opened an assembly plant in Lorain, Ohio, in 1958. Over the years, employees at the factory built various Ford models including the Galaxie, Falcon, Econoline, Fairlane, Torino, and Thunderbird; and Mercury models like the Comet, Cyclone, and Cougar. By the time the plant closed in 2005, workers had built close to eight million vehicles there.
- E.R. Thomas Motor Company Factory (Maker of the Thomas Flyer) Buffalo, New York, 1908 - In 1908, six automobiles raced around the globe from New York City to Paris, France. This contest took 169 days, covered 22,000 miles and spanned three continents. The American team, the eventual winner of the race, drove a Thomas Flyer. This lantern slide shows the Buffalo, New York factory were the automobile was made.
- 1908
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E.R. Thomas Motor Company Factory (Maker of the Thomas Flyer) Buffalo, New York, 1908
In 1908, six automobiles raced around the globe from New York City to Paris, France. This contest took 169 days, covered 22,000 miles and spanned three continents. The American team, the eventual winner of the race, drove a Thomas Flyer. This lantern slide shows the Buffalo, New York factory were the automobile was made.
- Machine for Forming Steering Wheels, Ford Rouge Plant, 1934 - At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's enormous Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1934, when this photo was taken, Ford employees built nearly 564,000 automobiles.
- November 15, 1934
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Machine for Forming Steering Wheels, Ford Rouge Plant, 1934
At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's enormous Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1934, when this photo was taken, Ford employees built nearly 564,000 automobiles.
- Men Working on V-8 Radiator Grilles, Ford Rouge Plant, 1935 - At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included over 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1935, when this photo was taken, the people of Ford manufactured more than 942,000 automobiles.
- November 25, 1935
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Men Working on V-8 Radiator Grilles, Ford Rouge Plant, 1935
At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included over 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1935, when this photo was taken, the people of Ford manufactured more than 942,000 automobiles.
- Rustproofing Steel Hub Caps by "Granodizing" Process, Ford Rouge Plant, 1936 - At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1936, when this photo was taken, the people of Ford built more than 790,000 automobiles.
- December 18, 1936
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Rustproofing Steel Hub Caps by "Granodizing" Process, Ford Rouge Plant, 1936
At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1936, when this photo was taken, the people of Ford built more than 790,000 automobiles.
- Employee Manufacturing Gaskets, Ford Rouge Plant, 1936 - At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1936, when this photo was taken, the people of Ford built more than 790,000 automobiles.
- January 24, 1936
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Employee Manufacturing Gaskets, Ford Rouge Plant, 1936
At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1936, when this photo was taken, the people of Ford built more than 790,000 automobiles.
- Cadmium-Plating of Brake Shoes at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1936 - At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1936, when this photo was taken, the people of Ford built more than 790,000 automobiles.
- March 11, 1936
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Cadmium-Plating of Brake Shoes at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1936
At its peak in the 1930s, Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge factory employed more than 100,000 workers. The complex included more than 15 million square feet of floor space and 120 miles of conveyors that turned out a new car every 49 seconds. In 1936, when this photo was taken, the people of Ford built more than 790,000 automobiles.
- Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Blast Furnace, 1936 - In the 1930s, two blast furnaces at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted raw iron oxide ore into metallic iron. The furnaces operated 24 hours a day, and each one produced 1,200 tons of metallic iron per day. This photograph captured the glow of molten iron as it flowed from a blast furnace toward a railcar-mounted ladle below.
- 1936
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Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Blast Furnace, 1936
In the 1930s, two blast furnaces at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted raw iron oxide ore into metallic iron. The furnaces operated 24 hours a day, and each one produced 1,200 tons of metallic iron per day. This photograph captured the glow of molten iron as it flowed from a blast furnace toward a railcar-mounted ladle below.
- Pouring 10-ton Ingots and Removing Slag, Ford Rouge Plant Open Hearth Building, 1936 - The Rouge's open-hearth building housed ten large furnaces where molten iron was mixed with alloys to produce high-quality steel -- nearly 2,000 tons of it each day. Molten steel was poured into molds to create uniform steel ingots. The ingots were then shaped into sheet steel at the adjoining rolling mill.
- 1936
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Pouring 10-ton Ingots and Removing Slag, Ford Rouge Plant Open Hearth Building, 1936
The Rouge's open-hearth building housed ten large furnaces where molten iron was mixed with alloys to produce high-quality steel -- nearly 2,000 tons of it each day. Molten steel was poured into molds to create uniform steel ingots. The ingots were then shaped into sheet steel at the adjoining rolling mill.
- Blast Furnace at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927 - Steel production at Ford's Rouge Plant encompassed every step from start to finish. Two massive blast furnaces operated 24 hours a day to feed a unique process that rarely allowed molten iron to cool before steelmaking or casting. Instead, ladles on railroad tracks waited below the furnaces to be filled with up to 75 tons of the lava-like metal for transport.
- 1927
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Blast Furnace at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927
Steel production at Ford's Rouge Plant encompassed every step from start to finish. Two massive blast furnaces operated 24 hours a day to feed a unique process that rarely allowed molten iron to cool before steelmaking or casting. Instead, ladles on railroad tracks waited below the furnaces to be filled with up to 75 tons of the lava-like metal for transport.