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- Repairing Damage to Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II" at the Ford Rouge Plant, July 1926 -
- July 02, 1926
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Repairing Damage to Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II" at the Ford Rouge Plant, July 1926
- Construction Progress, Ford Rouge Plant Tool and Die Building, May 5, 1938 - Ford Motor Company constructed a new tool-and-die building at its massive Rouge factory complex in 1938. The employees who staffed the completed building were among the most skilled workers at the Rouge. They designed, built, and repaired the highly specialized tools and machines used throughout the plant. Many learned their crafts at the Henry Ford Trade School.
- May 05, 1938
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Construction Progress, Ford Rouge Plant Tool and Die Building, May 5, 1938
Ford Motor Company constructed a new tool-and-die building at its massive Rouge factory complex in 1938. The employees who staffed the completed building were among the most skilled workers at the Rouge. They designed, built, and repaired the highly specialized tools and machines used throughout the plant. Many learned their crafts at the Henry Ford Trade School.
- Ford Motor Company Executives at the Rouge Plant Administration Building, November 6, 1934 -
- November 06, 1934
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Ford Motor Company Executives at the Rouge Plant Administration Building, November 6, 1934
- Foote-Burt Eight Spindle Drill Used on V-8 Cylinder Blocks at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, August 1934 -
- August 13, 1934
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Foote-Burt Eight Spindle Drill Used on V-8 Cylinder Blocks at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, August 1934
- Office Area in the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, Dearborn, Michigan, 1945 - From the late 1800s through the 1950s, open plan work environments were typical. Most workers sat in long rows of desks that filled large hallways. Ford Motor Company used an open plan to accommodate its growing staff in 1945. Henry Ford II, who assumed the presidency from his ailing grandfather that year, modernized Ford with a corporate structure modeled after General Motors.
- December 10, 1945
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Office Area in the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, Dearborn, Michigan, 1945
From the late 1800s through the 1950s, open plan work environments were typical. Most workers sat in long rows of desks that filled large hallways. Ford Motor Company used an open plan to accommodate its growing staff in 1945. Henry Ford II, who assumed the presidency from his ailing grandfather that year, modernized Ford with a corporate structure modeled after General Motors.
- Ore Bridge Cranes at Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1951 - The mile-long docks at the Ford Rouge Plant were a vision of efficiency. Freighters loaded down with coal, iron ore, or limestone from Ford-owned mines throughout the Midwest entered a canal slip. Enormous cranes lining the shore unloaded raw material from the docked ships into storage bins. Workers and machinery at the Rouge docks could handle several incoming freighters at once.
- June 11, 1951
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Ore Bridge Cranes at Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1951
The mile-long docks at the Ford Rouge Plant were a vision of efficiency. Freighters loaded down with coal, iron ore, or limestone from Ford-owned mines throughout the Midwest entered a canal slip. Enormous cranes lining the shore unloaded raw material from the docked ships into storage bins. Workers and machinery at the Rouge docks could handle several incoming freighters at once.
- Working on the Assembly Line at the Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1943 -
- March 17, 1943
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Working on the Assembly Line at the Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1943
- Bound Volume, "Ford Rouge News," Vol. 6, January-December 1951 -
- 05 January 1951 - 21 December 1951
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Bound Volume, "Ford Rouge News," Vol. 6, January-December 1951
- Panoramic View of Detroit Skyline and Harbor from the Detroit River, Michigan, 1901 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- 1901
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Panoramic View of Detroit Skyline and Harbor from the Detroit River, Michigan, 1901
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- Telegraphic Department at the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, 1931 - This interior view of the telegraph department at the Ford Administration Building shows several employees working at their desks. The variety of devices they are using--including typewriters and telegraphs in "sounder boxes"--captures evidence of a "connected" workforce--constantly receiving, processing, and exchanging information.
- May 22, 1931
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Telegraphic Department at the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, 1931
This interior view of the telegraph department at the Ford Administration Building shows several employees working at their desks. The variety of devices they are using--including typewriters and telegraphs in "sounder boxes"--captures evidence of a "connected" workforce--constantly receiving, processing, and exchanging information.