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- Ford Motor Company Barges "Lake Frumet" and "Lake Farge" Docked at the Ford Rouge Plant, May 1937 - Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped and the materials were used at Ford's new automobile manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. But 13 were converted into barges, like the <em>Lake Frumet</em> and the <em>Lake Farge</em>. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- May 16, 1937
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Ford Motor Company Barges "Lake Frumet" and "Lake Farge" Docked at the Ford Rouge Plant, May 1937
Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped and the materials were used at Ford's new automobile manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. But 13 were converted into barges, like the Lake Frumet and the Lake Farge. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- Barges Loaded with Tomatoes, H. J. Heinz Company, Salem, New Jersey, circa 1910 - Sometimes sailing vessels ensured the quickest transport form farm to Heinz processing plants. This photograph shows barges loaded with tomatoes in Salem, New Jersey, awaiting the journey to the H.J. Heinz main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- circa 1910
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Barges Loaded with Tomatoes, H. J. Heinz Company, Salem, New Jersey, circa 1910
Sometimes sailing vessels ensured the quickest transport form farm to Heinz processing plants. This photograph shows barges loaded with tomatoes in Salem, New Jersey, awaiting the journey to the H.J. Heinz main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- "North River Steam Boat and Safety Barge," circa 1825 Lithograph -
- circa 1825
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"North River Steam Boat and Safety Barge," circa 1825 Lithograph
- Moving the Heinz House by Barge on the Allegheny River to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904 - In 1869, H.J. Heinz started his processed food business at his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Though operations soon outgrew the house, it remained an important part of company history. In 1904, Heinz moved the house 5 miles down the Allegheny River to his Pittsburgh factory, where it served as a company museum for visiting tourists.
- April 13, 1904
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Moving the Heinz House by Barge on the Allegheny River to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904
In 1869, H.J. Heinz started his processed food business at his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Though operations soon outgrew the house, it remained an important part of company history. In 1904, Heinz moved the house 5 miles down the Allegheny River to his Pittsburgh factory, where it served as a company museum for visiting tourists.