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- Unloading Cranes at Dock by the Ford Rouge Plant Blast Furnace, January 1919 - Iron ore and limestone used at the Rouge were sourced from Great Lakes mines and quarries. These bulk commodities generally were delivered to the plant by lake-going freighters. Large cranes at the Rouge's mile-long boat slip unloaded the materials and moved them to nearby storage bins.
- January 31, 1919
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Unloading Cranes at Dock by the Ford Rouge Plant Blast Furnace, January 1919
Iron ore and limestone used at the Rouge were sourced from Great Lakes mines and quarries. These bulk commodities generally were delivered to the plant by lake-going freighters. Large cranes at the Rouge's mile-long boat slip unloaded the materials and moved them to nearby storage bins.
- Railroad Crane, circa 1905 - Saddle tank steam locomotives, like the one seen at left, were well suited to industrial switching. The water tank sat atop the locomotive's boiler, rather than in a separate tender. The engine's shorter wheelbase improved maneuverability in cramped industrial railyards. The water's weight over the driving wheels also improved the locomotive's tractive force, allowing it to move heavier loads than its size suggested.
- circa 1905
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Railroad Crane, circa 1905
Saddle tank steam locomotives, like the one seen at left, were well suited to industrial switching. The water tank sat atop the locomotive's boiler, rather than in a separate tender. The engine's shorter wheelbase improved maneuverability in cramped industrial railyards. The water's weight over the driving wheels also improved the locomotive's tractive force, allowing it to move heavier loads than its size suggested.
- Woman Employee Operating Crane, Willow Run Bomber Plant, October 1942 - Women represented approximately one-third of the workers at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run plant, where they did everything from clerical work in the offices to riveting and welding on the assembly line. During World War II, women joined the workforce in record numbers to take on essential jobs traditionally held by men who had joined the armed forces.
- October 10, 1942
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Woman Employee Operating Crane, Willow Run Bomber Plant, October 1942
Women represented approximately one-third of the workers at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run plant, where they did everything from clerical work in the offices to riveting and welding on the assembly line. During World War II, women joined the workforce in record numbers to take on essential jobs traditionally held by men who had joined the armed forces.
- Phonograph Horn Crane -
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Phonograph Horn Crane