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- Ford Motor Company Lumbering Operations at Keating Spur, L'Anse, Michigan, 1926 - In 1919, Henry Ford began buying vast amounts of forestland in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. These prime hardwood forests supplied the lumber used to create vehicle bodies and parts. Other products such as railroad ties, shipping containers and chemical byproducts were also made -- all to support Ford's automobile operations and his goal of manufacturing self-sufficiency.
- February 16, 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Lumbering Operations at Keating Spur, L'Anse, Michigan, 1926
In 1919, Henry Ford began buying vast amounts of forestland in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. These prime hardwood forests supplied the lumber used to create vehicle bodies and parts. Other products such as railroad ties, shipping containers and chemical byproducts were also made -- all to support Ford's automobile operations and his goal of manufacturing self-sufficiency.
- Chefs in Lumber Camp Kitchen, Sidnaw, Michigan, 1926 - Few jobs were as important in a lumber camp as that of a chef. The logger's work was physically demanding -- even in the mechanized 1920s -- and it generated an impressive appetite. Chefs prepared enormous quantities of food for every meal, and little of it went uneaten. Good food was vital to a lumber camp's morale and productivity.
- February 16, 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Chefs in Lumber Camp Kitchen, Sidnaw, Michigan, 1926
Few jobs were as important in a lumber camp as that of a chef. The logger's work was physically demanding -- even in the mechanized 1920s -- and it generated an impressive appetite. Chefs prepared enormous quantities of food for every meal, and little of it went uneaten. Good food was vital to a lumber camp's morale and productivity.