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- Assembly of Marine Compound Steam Engines, Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Wyandotte, Michigan, 1901 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1901
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Assembly of Marine Compound Steam Engines, Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Wyandotte, Michigan, 1901
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Model of an American Marine Beam Engine, 1887 -
- 1887
- Collections - Artifact
Model of an American Marine Beam Engine, 1887
- Armington & Sims 2-cylinder Vertical Marine Steam Engine, 1896 -
- 1896
- Collections - Artifact
Armington & Sims 2-cylinder Vertical Marine Steam Engine, 1896
- Marine Compound Steam Engine, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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Marine Compound Steam Engine, circa 1890
- Kahlenberg 4-Cylinder Marine Diesel Engine, 1927 -
- 1927
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Kahlenberg 4-Cylinder Marine Diesel Engine, 1927
- Engineer aboard the Ford Motor Company Ship "Benson Ford," April 1945 - Henry Ford had two freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons -- Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships traveled the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's Rouge manufacturing complex. In its early years, the <em>Benson Ford</em> carried a crew of 36 -- officers, engineers, oilers, sailors, cooks, and other specialists.
- April 14, 1945
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Engineer aboard the Ford Motor Company Ship "Benson Ford," April 1945
Henry Ford had two freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons -- Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships traveled the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's Rouge manufacturing complex. In its early years, the Benson Ford carried a crew of 36 -- officers, engineers, oilers, sailors, cooks, and other specialists.
- The Mietz & Weiss Marine Oil Engines, 1905 -
- 1905
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The Mietz & Weiss Marine Oil Engines, 1905
- Removing Engine from Salvage Ship at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Shipyard, 1927 - Completed in 1928 along the newly dredged River Rouge, Ford Motor Company's Rouge Plant quickly became an icon of modern industrial productivity. The factory's ship salvaging project exemplified Henry Ford's vision of efficiency at the plant. Workers disassembled surplus vessels, saving hardware and reconditioning functional machinery. Then, in the Rouge's production foundry, they melted down remaining scraps into reusable steel.
- November 29, 1927
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Removing Engine from Salvage Ship at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Shipyard, 1927
Completed in 1928 along the newly dredged River Rouge, Ford Motor Company's Rouge Plant quickly became an icon of modern industrial productivity. The factory's ship salvaging project exemplified Henry Ford's vision of efficiency at the plant. Workers disassembled surplus vessels, saving hardware and reconditioning functional machinery. Then, in the Rouge's production foundry, they melted down remaining scraps into reusable steel.
- Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Marine Steam Engine used on the Yacht "Truant," 1892 - Herreshoff Manufacturing Company built this triple-expansion steam engine in 1892 for the 138-foot, steel-hulled yacht <em>Truant</em>. In 1936, Henry Ford purchased the aging vessel and began refitting it. He replaced the over-forty-year-old engine with a new one designed under his personal supervision. Ford kept the original and sent it to his Dearborn, Michigan, museum.
- 1892
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Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Marine Steam Engine used on the Yacht "Truant," 1892
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company built this triple-expansion steam engine in 1892 for the 138-foot, steel-hulled yacht Truant. In 1936, Henry Ford purchased the aging vessel and began refitting it. He replaced the over-forty-year-old engine with a new one designed under his personal supervision. Ford kept the original and sent it to his Dearborn, Michigan, museum.
- J. H. Paine & Son Co. Marine Engine used on the Steamer "Goldenrod," circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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J. H. Paine & Son Co. Marine Engine used on the Steamer "Goldenrod," circa 1890