Aerial View of Rouge Plant, August 28, 1935
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The powerhouse, foundry, and storage bins at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant are seen in this aerial photograph from 1935. Also visible is the Pere Marquette Railway's Rougemere Yard, located along the eastern edge of the Rouge complex. This railyard handled most of Pere Marquette's freight traffic out of the Detroit area.
The powerhouse, foundry, and storage bins at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant are seen in this aerial photograph from 1935. Also visible is the Pere Marquette Railway's Rougemere Yard, located along the eastern edge of the Rouge complex. This railyard handled most of Pere Marquette's freight traffic out of the Detroit area.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
28 August 1935
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.63661.C
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 11.00 in
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