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- Michigan Car Company Works, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1880 - Michigan Car Company was formed in 1864, and it opened the factory shown in this image nine years later. The company built railroad freight cars and car parts. It was one of Detroit's largest manufacturers in the pre-automotive era. Sixteen-year-old Henry Ford briefly apprenticed at Michigan Car Company in 1879.
- circa 1880
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Michigan Car Company Works, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1880
Michigan Car Company was formed in 1864, and it opened the factory shown in this image nine years later. The company built railroad freight cars and car parts. It was one of Detroit's largest manufacturers in the pre-automotive era. Sixteen-year-old Henry Ford briefly apprenticed at Michigan Car Company in 1879.