Laying of First Keel in "B" Building
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The first vehicles built at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory weren't automobiles but boats. These Eagle boats were designed to challenge German submarines during World War I, but they saw only limited action before the armistice. Workers laid the first Eagle's keel on May 7, 1918. Sixty boats were completed when production ended in October 1919.
The first vehicles built at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory weren't automobiles but boats. These Eagle boats were designed to challenge German submarines during World War I, but they saw only limited action before the armistice. Workers laid the first Eagle's keel on May 7, 1918. Sixty boats were completed when production ended in October 1919.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
04 May 1918
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.47.68
Credit
From the Collections of the Henry Ford. Gift of the Mow Family.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.500 in
Width: 10.500 in
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