View of Rouge Plant Coke Ovens from Quenching Tower, 1934
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Enormous coke ovens at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted coal into high-carbon coke, which was then used in the factory's blast furnaces to produce iron. This view looks back toward the coke ovens from inside the quenching tower, where a specialized railcar carrying red-hot coke was doused with thousands of gallons of water.
Enormous coke ovens at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted coal into high-carbon coke, which was then used in the factory's blast furnaces to produce iron. This view looks back toward the coke ovens from inside the quenching tower, where a specialized railcar carrying red-hot coke was doused with thousands of gallons of water.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1934
Subject Date
1934
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.59642
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11.063 in
Width: 7.938 in
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