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- Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II" at the Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1949 - Henry Ford sited his new manufacturing complex on the newly dredged River Rouge to accommodate ships bringing in raw materials or taking on finished product for delivery. Desiring complete self-sufficiency at the Rouge, Ford assembled his own fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats, and canal boats. This photograph shows <em>Henry Ford II</em>, a Ford Motor Company ore freighter launched in 1924.
- circa 1949
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II" at the Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1949
Henry Ford sited his new manufacturing complex on the newly dredged River Rouge to accommodate ships bringing in raw materials or taking on finished product for delivery. Desiring complete self-sufficiency at the Rouge, Ford assembled his own fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats, and canal boats. This photograph shows Henry Ford II, a Ford Motor Company ore freighter launched in 1924.
- Railroad Drawbridge, Morris and Essex Canal, near Mountain View, New Jersey, 1890-1901 - For nearly thirty years, 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including this image of a section of the Morris Canal. The canal used a series of water-driven inclined planes to move anthracite, a type of coal, across northern New Jersey.
- 1890-1901
- Collections - Artifact
Railroad Drawbridge, Morris and Essex Canal, near Mountain View, New Jersey, 1890-1901
For nearly thirty years, 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including this image of a section of the Morris Canal. The canal used a series of water-driven inclined planes to move anthracite, a type of coal, across northern New Jersey.
- Ford Freighter "Benson Ford" Departing the Ford Rouge Plant, circa 1948 - Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons -- Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships plied the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's River Rouge manufacturing complex. The <em>Benson Ford</em> (seen here) was decommissioned in 1981. The <em>Henry Ford II</em> remained part of the Ford Motor Company fleet until 1989.
- circa 1948
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Freighter "Benson Ford" Departing the Ford Rouge Plant, circa 1948
Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons -- Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships plied the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's River Rouge manufacturing complex. The Benson Ford (seen here) was decommissioned in 1981. The Henry Ford II remained part of the Ford Motor Company fleet until 1989.