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- Hull of Freighter "Oneida" Loaded with Automobile Parts, circa 1924 - In the 1920s, Henry Ford assembled a fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats and canal boats to bring raw materials to or take finished products from his new manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. The <em>Oneida</em>, a small ocean-going freighter acquired in 1923, carried automobile parts to Ford plants along America's Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and to foreign plants in South America and Europe.
- circa 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Hull of Freighter "Oneida" Loaded with Automobile Parts, circa 1924
In the 1920s, Henry Ford assembled a fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats and canal boats to bring raw materials to or take finished products from his new manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. The Oneida, a small ocean-going freighter acquired in 1923, carried automobile parts to Ford plants along America's Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and to foreign plants in South America and Europe.
- Architect's Rendering of Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant in Seattle, Washington, 1933 - Ford Motor Company built this Albert Kahn-designed assembly plant in Seattle, Washington. The building's one-story design and its accessibility to river, road, and rail transportation systems promoted production efficiencies that would help lower vehicle costs. Unfortunately, the building was completed in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression. After producing only 2,000 vehicles, assembly stopped.
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Architect's Rendering of Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant in Seattle, Washington, 1933
Ford Motor Company built this Albert Kahn-designed assembly plant in Seattle, Washington. The building's one-story design and its accessibility to river, road, and rail transportation systems promoted production efficiencies that would help lower vehicle costs. Unfortunately, the building was completed in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression. After producing only 2,000 vehicles, assembly stopped.