Ford Executives at the Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 1923
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Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
15 December 1923
Subject Date
15 December 1923
Creator Notes
The photographer is unidentified.
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Flat Rock
Automobile industry executives
Kanzler, Ernest Carlton, 1892-1967
Martin, P. E. (Peter Edmund), 1882-1944
Mayo, William B. (William Benson), 1866-1944
Liebold, Ernest G. (Ernest Gustav), 1884-1956
Sorensen, Charles E. (Charles Emil), 1881-1968
McClure, Roy Donaldson, 1882-1951
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.331
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 9.75 in
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