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- Ford Freighter "Norfolk" under Construction at Great Lakes Engineering Works, May 24, 1937 - Ford Motor Company built four canal boats in the 1930s to transport finished auto parts between Ford's production plants on the East Coast and its River Rouge complex in Michigan. The freighters were designed to travel on the New York State Barge Canal. The <em>Norfolk</em>, named for the location of one of the Ford's East Coast plants, began service in 1937.

- April 30, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Freighter "Norfolk" under Construction at Great Lakes Engineering Works, May 24, 1937
Ford Motor Company built four canal boats in the 1930s to transport finished auto parts between Ford's production plants on the East Coast and its River Rouge complex in Michigan. The freighters were designed to travel on the New York State Barge Canal. The Norfolk, named for the location of one of the Ford's East Coast plants, began service in 1937.
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- Card, "The Ships," 1830-1870 -

- 1830-1870
- Collections - Artifact
Card, "The Ships," 1830-1870
- Ford Freighter "Green Island" under Construction at Great Lakes Engineering Works, May 14, 1937 - Ford Motor Company built four canal boats in the 1930s to transport finished auto parts between Ford's production plants on the East Coast and its River Rouge complex in Michigan. The freighters were designed to travel on the New York State Barge Canal. The <em>Green Island</em>, named for the location of one of Ford's East Coast plants, began service in 1937.

- May 14, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Freighter "Green Island" under Construction at Great Lakes Engineering Works, May 14, 1937
Ford Motor Company built four canal boats in the 1930s to transport finished auto parts between Ford's production plants on the East Coast and its River Rouge complex in Michigan. The freighters were designed to travel on the New York State Barge Canal. The Green Island, named for the location of one of Ford's East Coast plants, began service in 1937.
- Engraving, "W. Cramp & Sons. Ship & Engine Building Co.," 1876 -

- 1876
- Collections - Artifact
Engraving, "W. Cramp & Sons. Ship & Engine Building Co.," 1876
- Ford Freighter "Norfolk" under Construction at Great Lakes Engineering Works, June 1, 1937 - Ford Motor Company built four canal boats in the 1930s to transport finished auto parts between Ford's production plants on the East Coast and its River Rouge complex in Michigan. The freighters were designed to travel on the New York State Barge Canal. The <em>Norfolk</em>, named for the location of one of the Ford's East Coast plants, began service in 1937.

- June 01, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Freighter "Norfolk" under Construction at Great Lakes Engineering Works, June 1, 1937
Ford Motor Company built four canal boats in the 1930s to transport finished auto parts between Ford's production plants on the East Coast and its River Rouge complex in Michigan. The freighters were designed to travel on the New York State Barge Canal. The Norfolk, named for the location of one of the Ford's East Coast plants, began service in 1937.
- Launching the Ford Motor Company Motorship Norfolk, June 1937 - Ford Motor Company built four canal boats in the 1930s to transport finished auto parts between Ford's production plants on the East Coast and its River Rouge complex in Michigan. The freighters were designed to travel on the New York State Barge Canal. The <em>Norfolk</em>, named for the location of one of the Ford's East Coast plants, began service in 1937.

- June 08, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Launching the Ford Motor Company Motorship Norfolk, June 1937
Ford Motor Company built four canal boats in the 1930s to transport finished auto parts between Ford's production plants on the East Coast and its River Rouge complex in Michigan. The freighters were designed to travel on the New York State Barge Canal. The Norfolk, named for the location of one of the Ford's East Coast plants, began service in 1937.
- Workers inside the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900 -

- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Workers inside the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900
- "American Works," circa 1860 -

- circa 1860
- Collections - Artifact
"American Works," circa 1860
- "SS Morro Castle at Cramp Shipyards, Philadelphia," circa 1905 - 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.

- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
"SS Morro Castle at Cramp Shipyards, Philadelphia," circa 1905
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.