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- Lydia O'Dette Machining Tank Engine Parts, Ford Rouge Plant "B" Building, July 1943 -
- July 19, 1943
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Lydia O'Dette Machining Tank Engine Parts, Ford Rouge Plant "B" Building, July 1943
- Painting Automobile Bodies in the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant B Building, November 1932 - Ford Motor Company's system of mass production depended on the smooth flow of parts and materials to workers. Ford engineers designed the buildings and facilities at the company's massive Rouge plant with this in mind. The "B" Building, where vehicle assembly took place, included extensive conveyer systems to accommodate the continuous movement of parts and processes.
- November 14, 1932
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Painting Automobile Bodies in the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant B Building, November 1932
Ford Motor Company's system of mass production depended on the smooth flow of parts and materials to workers. Ford engineers designed the buildings and facilities at the company's massive Rouge plant with this in mind. The "B" Building, where vehicle assembly took place, included extensive conveyer systems to accommodate the continuous movement of parts and processes.
- Construction of the Ford Eagle Boat Assembly Plant, April 1918 - Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats during the First World War. Ford assembled the boats at a new factory, constructed with funding from the federal government, at the mouth of the Rouge River. After the war, Ford exercised its option to buy some of the facilities. The site formed the core of Ford's massive Rouge automobile plant.
- April 09, 1918
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Construction of the Ford Eagle Boat Assembly Plant, April 1918
Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats during the First World War. Ford assembled the boats at a new factory, constructed with funding from the federal government, at the mouth of the Rouge River. After the war, Ford exercised its option to buy some of the facilities. The site formed the core of Ford's massive Rouge automobile plant.
- Ford Rouge Plant "B" Building Shipyard Construction, 1918 - Henry Ford began buying land near the mouth of the Rouge River in 1915. Ford was thinking of future expansion. His new property was on level ground, near multiple railroad lines, and -- after dredging -- within navigable reach of the Detroit River and the Great Lakes. In 1918, the site became home to Ford's Eagle anti-submarine patrol boat factory.
- April 09, 1918
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Ford Rouge Plant "B" Building Shipyard Construction, 1918
Henry Ford began buying land near the mouth of the Rouge River in 1915. Ford was thinking of future expansion. His new property was on level ground, near multiple railroad lines, and -- after dredging -- within navigable reach of the Detroit River and the Great Lakes. In 1918, the site became home to Ford's Eagle anti-submarine patrol boat factory.
- Construction of Ford Rouge Plant "B" Building for Eagle Boat Assembly, May 1918 - Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats during the First World War. Ford assembled the boats at a new factory, constructed with funding from the federal government, at the mouth of the Rouge River. After the war, Ford exercised its option to buy some of the facilities. The site formed the core of Ford's massive Rouge automobile plant.
- May 04, 1918
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Construction of Ford Rouge Plant "B" Building for Eagle Boat Assembly, May 1918
Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats during the First World War. Ford assembled the boats at a new factory, constructed with funding from the federal government, at the mouth of the Rouge River. After the war, Ford exercised its option to buy some of the facilities. The site formed the core of Ford's massive Rouge automobile plant.
- Construction of the Rouge Plant "B" Building, May 1918 - Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats during the First World War. Ford assembled the boats at a new factory, constructed with funding from the federal government, at the mouth of the Rouge River. After the war, Ford exercised its option to buy some of the facilities. The site formed the core of Ford's massive Rouge automobile plant.
- May 21, 1918
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Construction of the Rouge Plant "B" Building, May 1918
Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats during the First World War. Ford assembled the boats at a new factory, constructed with funding from the federal government, at the mouth of the Rouge River. After the war, Ford exercised its option to buy some of the facilities. The site formed the core of Ford's massive Rouge automobile plant.
- Sewing Machines in B Building at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, February 1938 -
- February 01, 1938
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Sewing Machines in B Building at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, February 1938
- Inside Ford Rouge Plant "B" Building during Eagle Boat Assembly, May 1918 - Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine boats for the U.S. Navy during World War I. Ford assembled the boats at a new plant near the mouth of the Rouge River. The complex consisted of three primary buildings. The "B" Building, the factory's heart, housed three production lines on which as many as 21 Eagles could be under construction at once.
- May 16, 1918
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Inside Ford Rouge Plant "B" Building during Eagle Boat Assembly, May 1918
Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine boats for the U.S. Navy during World War I. Ford assembled the boats at a new plant near the mouth of the Rouge River. The complex consisted of three primary buildings. The "B" Building, the factory's heart, housed three production lines on which as many as 21 Eagles could be under construction at once.
- Assembling the First Eagle Boat in the Ford Ship Plant (Rouge Plant "B" Building), June 1918 - Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine boats for the U.S. Navy during World War I. Ford assembled the boats at a new plant near the mouth of the Rouge River. The complex consisted of three primary buildings. The "B" Building, the factory's heart, housed three production lines on which as many as 21 Eagles could be under construction at once.
- June 13, 1918
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Assembling the First Eagle Boat in the Ford Ship Plant (Rouge Plant "B" Building), June 1918
Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine boats for the U.S. Navy during World War I. Ford assembled the boats at a new plant near the mouth of the Rouge River. The complex consisted of three primary buildings. The "B" Building, the factory's heart, housed three production lines on which as many as 21 Eagles could be under construction at once.
- Eagle Boat Approaching Hydraulic Lifts Which Will Lower it to the Water, 1918 - During the First World War, Ford built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats at a new plant on the Rouge River. The company assembled the boats on massive flatcars that rolled through the factory. Ford launched Eagles into the river with a hydraulic steel trestle that lowered each hull into the water like a giant elevator. The process took about 40 minutes.
- 1918
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Eagle Boat Approaching Hydraulic Lifts Which Will Lower it to the Water, 1918
During the First World War, Ford built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats at a new plant on the Rouge River. The company assembled the boats on massive flatcars that rolled through the factory. Ford launched Eagles into the river with a hydraulic steel trestle that lowered each hull into the water like a giant elevator. The process took about 40 minutes.