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- Willow Run Ford Village Industry Plant, July 1945 - In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford located small hydroelectrically powered factories throughout rural southeast Michigan. Built in 1939, the Willow Run plant differed from other "Village Industries." Instead of local residents, boys from Ford's nearby Camp Willow Run -- which provided income and life-skills training for underprivileged teenagers -- worked here, supplying door and ignition locks and keys for Ford's passenger cars.
- July 11, 1945
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Willow Run Ford Village Industry Plant, July 1945
In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford located small hydroelectrically powered factories throughout rural southeast Michigan. Built in 1939, the Willow Run plant differed from other "Village Industries." Instead of local residents, boys from Ford's nearby Camp Willow Run -- which provided income and life-skills training for underprivileged teenagers -- worked here, supplying door and ignition locks and keys for Ford's passenger cars.
- Henry Ford's Former Workshop at the Fair Lane Estate Power House, 1951 - Henry Ford maintained a workshop in the powerhouse at Fair Lane, the estate where he and Clara Ford lived in Dearborn, Michigan. The four-story powerhouse contained two hydroelectric generators that provided electricity throughout the estate. It also housed the estate's 12-car garage. Below ground, a 300-foot tunnel connected the powerhouse to the mansion.
- December 22, 1951
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Henry Ford's Former Workshop at the Fair Lane Estate Power House, 1951
Henry Ford maintained a workshop in the powerhouse at Fair Lane, the estate where he and Clara Ford lived in Dearborn, Michigan. The four-story powerhouse contained two hydroelectric generators that provided electricity throughout the estate. It also housed the estate's 12-car garage. Below ground, a 300-foot tunnel connected the powerhouse to the mansion.
- Workshop inside the Powerhouse at Fair Lane, 1951 - Henry Ford maintained a workshop in the powerhouse at Fair Lane, the estate where he and Clara Ford lived in Dearborn, Michigan. The four-story powerhouse contained two hydroelectric generators that provided electricity throughout the estate. It also housed the estate's 12-car garage. Below ground, a 300-foot tunnel connected the powerhouse to the mansion.
- December 22, 1951
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Workshop inside the Powerhouse at Fair Lane, 1951
Henry Ford maintained a workshop in the powerhouse at Fair Lane, the estate where he and Clara Ford lived in Dearborn, Michigan. The four-story powerhouse contained two hydroelectric generators that provided electricity throughout the estate. It also housed the estate's 12-car garage. Below ground, a 300-foot tunnel connected the powerhouse to the mansion.
- Gas-Steam Engine at the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant Powerhouse, May 1916 - Ford Motor Company opened its Highland Park plant in 1910. It was here that Ford produced most of its 15 million Model T cars, developed its moving assembly line, and instituted its Five Dollar Day. The plant's electricity was supplied by an on-site powerhouse with generators connected to nine gas-steam hybrid engines. Together, the nine engines produced 53,000 horsepower.
- May 29, 1916
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Gas-Steam Engine at the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant Powerhouse, May 1916
Ford Motor Company opened its Highland Park plant in 1910. It was here that Ford produced most of its 15 million Model T cars, developed its moving assembly line, and instituted its Five Dollar Day. The plant's electricity was supplied by an on-site powerhouse with generators connected to nine gas-steam hybrid engines. Together, the nine engines produced 53,000 horsepower.
- Operating a 100,000 Kilowatt Turbo-Generator at the Ford Rouge Plant Main Powerhouse, June 1934 - The powerhouse at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory was readily identified by its eight tall smokestacks. Steam turbines, fueled by pulverized coal, generated electricity for the massive Rouge complex -- and for Ford's Highland Park and Flat Rock plants, and for Lincoln's Detroit plant. The Rouge sometimes generated surplus power that could be sold to Detroit Edison Company.
- June 12, 1934
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Operating a 100,000 Kilowatt Turbo-Generator at the Ford Rouge Plant Main Powerhouse, June 1934
The powerhouse at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory was readily identified by its eight tall smokestacks. Steam turbines, fueled by pulverized coal, generated electricity for the massive Rouge complex -- and for Ford's Highland Park and Flat Rock plants, and for Lincoln's Detroit plant. The Rouge sometimes generated surplus power that could be sold to Detroit Edison Company.
- Power House, Farm Repair Shop, and Sawmill, Richmond Hill, Georgia, July 1940 - Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Here, Ford dabbled in agricultural experimentation and in the late 1930s he built a winter residence. Ford also built a number of buildings to support his farming operations and the surrounding community. The sawmill supplied lumber from many of the buildings erected around Richmond Hill.
- July 31, 1940
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Power House, Farm Repair Shop, and Sawmill, Richmond Hill, Georgia, July 1940
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Here, Ford dabbled in agricultural experimentation and in the late 1930s he built a winter residence. Ford also built a number of buildings to support his farming operations and the surrounding community. The sawmill supplied lumber from many of the buildings erected around Richmond Hill.
- Dam and Powerhouse at Fair Lane, Home of Henry Ford, 1913-1914 - Fair Lane, Henry and Clara Ford's estate on the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan, included its own hydroelectric power plant. The four-story powerhouse, built of the same limestone as the mansion, contained two turbines driven by water diverted from a dam on the river. The turbines turned generators that produced 110 kilowatts of electricity.
- 1913-1914
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Dam and Powerhouse at Fair Lane, Home of Henry Ford, 1913-1914
Fair Lane, Henry and Clara Ford's estate on the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan, included its own hydroelectric power plant. The four-story powerhouse, built of the same limestone as the mansion, contained two turbines driven by water diverted from a dam on the river. The turbines turned generators that produced 110 kilowatts of electricity.
- Drawing of the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant Powerhouse, 1915 - Ford Motor Company opened its Highland Park plant in 1910. It was here that Ford produced most of its 15 million Model T cars, developed its moving assembly line, and instituted its Five Dollar Day. The plant's electricity was supplied by an on-site powerhouse with generators connected to nine gas-steam hybrid engines. Together, the nine engines produced 53,000 horsepower.
- July 01, 1915
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Drawing of the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant Powerhouse, 1915
Ford Motor Company opened its Highland Park plant in 1910. It was here that Ford produced most of its 15 million Model T cars, developed its moving assembly line, and instituted its Five Dollar Day. The plant's electricity was supplied by an on-site powerhouse with generators connected to nine gas-steam hybrid engines. Together, the nine engines produced 53,000 horsepower.
- Ford Motor Company Powerhouse, Milan, Michigan, June 1945 - In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. The plant in Milan operated from 1938 until 1947. Workers there made ignition coils and ammeters for Ford Motor Company vehicles.
- June 14, 1945
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Ford Motor Company Powerhouse, Milan, Michigan, June 1945
In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. The plant in Milan operated from 1938 until 1947. Workers there made ignition coils and ammeters for Ford Motor Company vehicles.
- Powerhouse at the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, 1920 - Ford Motor Company opened its Highland Park plant in 1910. It was here that Ford produced most of its 15 million Model T cars, developed its moving assembly line, and instituted its Five Dollar Day. The plant's electricity was supplied by an on-site powerhouse with generators connected to nine gas-steam hybrid engines. Together, the nine engines produced 53,000 horsepower.
- 1920
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Powerhouse at the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, 1920
Ford Motor Company opened its Highland Park plant in 1910. It was here that Ford produced most of its 15 million Model T cars, developed its moving assembly line, and instituted its Five Dollar Day. The plant's electricity was supplied by an on-site powerhouse with generators connected to nine gas-steam hybrid engines. Together, the nine engines produced 53,000 horsepower.