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- Aerial View of Ford Rouge Plant, 1930 - This aerial view shows Ford Motor Company's sprawling Rouge plant--the largest, most efficient manufacturing complex of its time. Ford established its administrative headquarters here in 1928, around the same time the company began manufacturing automobiles from start to finish at the plant. The Rouge became not only central to Ford's operation but an icon of modern industrial efficiency.
- 1930
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Aerial View of Ford Rouge Plant, 1930
This aerial view shows Ford Motor Company's sprawling Rouge plant--the largest, most efficient manufacturing complex of its time. Ford established its administrative headquarters here in 1928, around the same time the company began manufacturing automobiles from start to finish at the plant. The Rouge became not only central to Ford's operation but an icon of modern industrial efficiency.
- Old Wooden Bridge over Rouge River near Coons Mill, Michigan, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
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Old Wooden Bridge over Rouge River near Coons Mill, Michigan, circa 1925
- View of Fair Lane Estate from across the Rouge River, circa 1953 - This photograph shows the house and carefully camouflaged hydroelectric dam at Fair Lane -- Henry and Clara Ford's rambling Dearborn estate -- after the Fords had died. Ford Motor Company purchased the estate in 1952 and established its corporate archives in the residence.
- circa 1953
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View of Fair Lane Estate from across the Rouge River, circa 1953
This photograph shows the house and carefully camouflaged hydroelectric dam at Fair Lane -- Henry and Clara Ford's rambling Dearborn estate -- after the Fords had died. Ford Motor Company purchased the estate in 1952 and established its corporate archives in the residence.
- Fair Lane Residence and Grounds under Construction, Dearborn, Michigan, 1915 - In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate -- situated along the Rouge River -- Fair Lane. Several hundred men worked year-round to erect the 31,000-square-foot, 56-room residence. The couple moved into their new home in January 1916.
- 1915
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Fair Lane Residence and Grounds under Construction, Dearborn, Michigan, 1915
In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate -- situated along the Rouge River -- Fair Lane. Several hundred men worked year-round to erect the 31,000-square-foot, 56-room residence. The couple moved into their new home in January 1916.
- Henry Ford's Home, Fair Lane, Reflected in the Rouge River, circa 1920 - In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.
- circa 1920
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Henry Ford's Home, Fair Lane, Reflected in the Rouge River, circa 1920
In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.
- North Terrace at Fair Lane, Home of Henry Ford, circa 1928 - In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.
- circa 1928
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North Terrace at Fair Lane, Home of Henry Ford, circa 1928
In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.
- Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II" at the Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1949 - Henry Ford sited his new manufacturing complex on the newly dredged River Rouge to accommodate ships bringing in raw materials or taking on finished product for delivery. Desiring complete self-sufficiency at the Rouge, Ford assembled his own fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats, and canal boats. This photograph shows <em>Henry Ford II</em>, a Ford Motor Company ore freighter launched in 1924.
- circa 1949
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Ford Motor Company Ship "Henry Ford II" at the Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1949
Henry Ford sited his new manufacturing complex on the newly dredged River Rouge to accommodate ships bringing in raw materials or taking on finished product for delivery. Desiring complete self-sufficiency at the Rouge, Ford assembled his own fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats, and canal boats. This photograph shows Henry Ford II, a Ford Motor Company ore freighter launched in 1924.
- Henry Ford Standing by the Rouge River at Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, 1916 - Henry Ford poses near the hydroelectric dam that powered Fair Lane, his estate along the Rouge River. Ford hired celebrated landscape architect Jens Jensen to camouflage the dam. As this photograph shows, the completed design appeared as natural rapids. Jensen's stepping stone bridge and cascades at Fair Lane are the most extensive of his renowned river-edge rock creations.
- May 30, 1916
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Henry Ford Standing by the Rouge River at Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, 1916
Henry Ford poses near the hydroelectric dam that powered Fair Lane, his estate along the Rouge River. Ford hired celebrated landscape architect Jens Jensen to camouflage the dam. As this photograph shows, the completed design appeared as natural rapids. Jensen's stepping stone bridge and cascades at Fair Lane are the most extensive of his renowned river-edge rock creations.
- Henry Ford Standing by the Rouge River at Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, 1916 -
- May 30, 1916
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Henry Ford Standing by the Rouge River at Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, 1916
- Salvaging Metal from Ships at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927 - Completed in 1928 along the newly dredged River Rouge, Ford Motor Company's Rouge Plant quickly became an icon of modern industrial productivity. The factory's ship salvaging project exemplified Henry Ford's vision of efficiency at the plant. Workers disassembled surplus vessels, saving hardware and reconditioning functional machinery. Then, in the Rouge's production foundry, they melted down remaining scraps into reusable steel.
- 1927
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Salvaging Metal from Ships at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927
Completed in 1928 along the newly dredged River Rouge, Ford Motor Company's Rouge Plant quickly became an icon of modern industrial productivity. The factory's ship salvaging project exemplified Henry Ford's vision of efficiency at the plant. Workers disassembled surplus vessels, saving hardware and reconditioning functional machinery. Then, in the Rouge's production foundry, they melted down remaining scraps into reusable steel.