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- Davenport Saddle Tank Switching Locomotive, 0-4-0 ST, 1922 - This locomotive was built for industrial switching service. Its gauge -- the width between its wheels -- is just two feet rather than the standard four feet, eight and one-half inches. Instead of using a conventional separate tender, the locomotive carried water in a tank set atop its boiler and coal in a bin on the left side of its cab.
- January 13, 1922
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Davenport Saddle Tank Switching Locomotive, 0-4-0 ST, 1922
This locomotive was built for industrial switching service. Its gauge -- the width between its wheels -- is just two feet rather than the standard four feet, eight and one-half inches. Instead of using a conventional separate tender, the locomotive carried water in a tank set atop its boiler and coal in a bin on the left side of its cab.
- Ford Model A Station Wagon in the Commercial Exhibit at the Ford Highland Park Plant, January 1932 - Ford Motor Company opened a commercial exhibit in the former powerhouse of the Highland Park plant in 1930. It highlighted Ford's commercial vehicle line -- for example trucks, vans and buses, and a variety of commercial car bodies -- available to businesspeople and entrepreneurs. Ford updated the exhibit over the years with displays featuring new vehicle models, modern automotive parts and equipment, and replicated outdoor settings.
- January 18, 1932
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Ford Model A Station Wagon in the Commercial Exhibit at the Ford Highland Park Plant, January 1932
Ford Motor Company opened a commercial exhibit in the former powerhouse of the Highland Park plant in 1930. It highlighted Ford's commercial vehicle line -- for example trucks, vans and buses, and a variety of commercial car bodies -- available to businesspeople and entrepreneurs. Ford updated the exhibit over the years with displays featuring new vehicle models, modern automotive parts and equipment, and replicated outdoor settings.
- Muddy Road, Michigan Avenue at Miller Road, Dearborn, Michigan, 1910 - In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Among many other things, Ford photographers documented a variety of road conditions and road building. This photograph shows the often rutted and muddy roads available for horse-drawn vehicles and early automobiles alike.
- April 22, 1910
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Muddy Road, Michigan Avenue at Miller Road, Dearborn, Michigan, 1910
In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Among many other things, Ford photographers documented a variety of road conditions and road building. This photograph shows the often rutted and muddy roads available for horse-drawn vehicles and early automobiles alike.