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- "Living Roof" at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 2004 - While upgrading its Rouge plant in 2002, Ford Motor Company installed a 454,000-square-foot "living roof" on the factory's final assembly building. The roof was covered with sedum, a drought-resistant flowering plant that collected and filtered stormwater runoff. It also served as an insulator, keeping the building ten degrees warmer in winter and ten degrees cooler in summer.
- circa 2004
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"Living Roof" at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 2004
While upgrading its Rouge plant in 2002, Ford Motor Company installed a 454,000-square-foot "living roof" on the factory's final assembly building. The roof was covered with sedum, a drought-resistant flowering plant that collected and filtered stormwater runoff. It also served as an insulator, keeping the building ten degrees warmer in winter and ten degrees cooler in summer.
- Souvenir Brochure, "The Ford Rouge Plant: An Industrial City," circa 1945 - Ford Motor Company offered the first public tours of its Rouge plant in 1924. The popular tours stoked the fascination surrounding Henry Ford and his massive factory. Visitors gathered in the Ford Rotunda, where they viewed displays on the automaker's operations, and then boarded a glass-roofed bus for a trip through the 1,300-acre complex.
- circa 1945
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Souvenir Brochure, "The Ford Rouge Plant: An Industrial City," circa 1945
Ford Motor Company offered the first public tours of its Rouge plant in 1924. The popular tours stoked the fascination surrounding Henry Ford and his massive factory. Visitors gathered in the Ford Rotunda, where they viewed displays on the automaker's operations, and then boarded a glass-roofed bus for a trip through the 1,300-acre complex.
- Souvenir Brochure, "Souvenir of Your Trip through the Ford Rouge Plant," August 1939 - Ford Motor Company offered the first public tours of its Rouge plant in 1924. The popular tours stoked the fascination surrounding Henry Ford and his massive factory. Visitors gathered in the Ford Rotunda, where they viewed displays on the automaker's operations, and then boarded a glass-roofed bus for a trip through the 1,300-acre complex.
- August 01, 1939
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Souvenir Brochure, "Souvenir of Your Trip through the Ford Rouge Plant," August 1939
Ford Motor Company offered the first public tours of its Rouge plant in 1924. The popular tours stoked the fascination surrounding Henry Ford and his massive factory. Visitors gathered in the Ford Rotunda, where they viewed displays on the automaker's operations, and then boarded a glass-roofed bus for a trip through the 1,300-acre complex.
- Souvenir Brochure, "Visit the Rouge Plant of the Ford Motor Company," September 1935 - Ford Motor Company offered the first public tours of its Rouge plant in 1924. The popular tours stoked the fascination surrounding Henry Ford and his massive factory. Visitors gathered in the Ford Rotunda, where they viewed displays on the automaker's operations, and then boarded a glass-roofed bus for a trip through the 1,300-acre complex.
- September 01, 1935
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Souvenir Brochure, "Visit the Rouge Plant of the Ford Motor Company," September 1935
Ford Motor Company offered the first public tours of its Rouge plant in 1924. The popular tours stoked the fascination surrounding Henry Ford and his massive factory. Visitors gathered in the Ford Rotunda, where they viewed displays on the automaker's operations, and then boarded a glass-roofed bus for a trip through the 1,300-acre complex.
- Ford Village Industries Newburgh Drill Plant, Livonia, Michigan, 1945 - Henry Ford began setting up small-scale factories in towns throughout southeast Michigan in the 1920s. These "Village Industries" -- usually located at the site of an old mill -- employed local residents and supplied Ford with parts, tools and equipment. Newburgh Mill -- situated along the Middle Rouge River -- opened in 1935 and made most of the twist drills used in Ford's operations.
- May 29, 1945
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Ford Village Industries Newburgh Drill Plant, Livonia, Michigan, 1945
Henry Ford began setting up small-scale factories in towns throughout southeast Michigan in the 1920s. These "Village Industries" -- usually located at the site of an old mill -- employed local residents and supplied Ford with parts, tools and equipment. Newburgh Mill -- situated along the Middle Rouge River -- opened in 1935 and made most of the twist drills used in Ford's operations.
- Ford Motor Company (Mack Avenue Plant) - Henry Ford's third automobile company, formed in 1903, set up shop in a former wagon factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue. Ford's small crew assembled Model A cars from components made elsewhere. Within 18 months, Ford Motor Company moved to a larger facility on Piquette Avenue. This building is a replica about one-fourth the size of the original Mack Avenue plant.
- 1945
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Ford Motor Company (Mack Avenue Plant)
Henry Ford's third automobile company, formed in 1903, set up shop in a former wagon factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue. Ford's small crew assembled Model A cars from components made elsewhere. Within 18 months, Ford Motor Company moved to a larger facility on Piquette Avenue. This building is a replica about one-fourth the size of the original Mack Avenue plant.
- Ford Motor Company Valve Plant, Northville, Michigan, July 1937 - In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories throughout southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local residents and supplied Ford with tools and vehicle parts. The factory at Northville started operations in 1920 and made engine valves. The Northville factory remained productive into the early 1980s, long after Henry's other Village Industries mills had closed.
- July 15, 1937
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Ford Motor Company Valve Plant, Northville, Michigan, July 1937
In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories throughout southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local residents and supplied Ford with tools and vehicle parts. The factory at Northville started operations in 1920 and made engine valves. The Northville factory remained productive into the early 1980s, long after Henry's other Village Industries mills had closed.
- Time Office, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905 - Employees at the H.J. Heinz Company main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, began and ended their workdays in the Time Office, which contained the employee time clocks. The Time Office was designed with ornate details inside and out. Henry Heinz himself worked to design and construct this building, calling it "the gem in the setting."
- circa 1905
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Time Office, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905
Employees at the H.J. Heinz Company main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, began and ended their workdays in the Time Office, which contained the employee time clocks. The Time Office was designed with ornate details inside and out. Henry Heinz himself worked to design and construct this building, calling it "the gem in the setting."
- Ford Rouge Plant Panorama, March 1920 - The massive size of Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant was captured in this panoramic photo from 1920. Work on the complex began in 1917, and the first products manufactured there were Eagle anti-submarine boats for World War I. After the war, Ford converted the plant first to the production of tractors, and then to motor vehicles.
- March 23, 1920
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Ford Rouge Plant Panorama, March 1920
The massive size of Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant was captured in this panoramic photo from 1920. Work on the complex began in 1917, and the first products manufactured there were Eagle anti-submarine boats for World War I. After the war, Ford converted the plant first to the production of tractors, and then to motor vehicles.
- Employees Preparing Spaghetti for Drying at Heinz Main Plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910 - Before complete mechanization of the manufacturing process, many tasks at the Heinz factory were done by hand. The H. J. Heinz Company documented the many departments of the manufacturing process through photographs. This photograph shows employees in the Spaghetti Department hanging spaghetti on drying racks.
- circa 1910
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Employees Preparing Spaghetti for Drying at Heinz Main Plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910
Before complete mechanization of the manufacturing process, many tasks at the Heinz factory were done by hand. The H. J. Heinz Company documented the many departments of the manufacturing process through photographs. This photograph shows employees in the Spaghetti Department hanging spaghetti on drying racks.