Ford Rouge Plant Shipyard Employees, August 1919
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During World War I, Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats for the U.S. Navy at a new factory near the mouth of the Rouge River. At its peak, nearly 8,000 people worked at the Eagle factory complex. Skilled riveters were especially prized. Ford operated an on-site riveting school that trained 40 new people every two days.
During World War I, Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats for the U.S. Navy at a new factory near the mouth of the Rouge River. At its peak, nearly 8,000 people worked at the Eagle factory complex. Skilled riveters were especially prized. Ford operated an on-site riveting school that trained 40 new people every two days.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
15 August 1919
Subject Date
15 August 1919
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.27558
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: 8.000 in
Width: 11.000 in
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