Coke Ovens at Ford Rouge Plant Quenching Tower, November 27, 1939
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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. After the red-hot coke was pushed from the ovens, a specialized railroad car carried it to the quenching tower, where the 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. After the red-hot coke was pushed from the ovens, a specialized railroad car carried it to the quenching tower, where the coke was doused with thousands of gallons of water.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
27 November 1939
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.72743.B
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: 11.00 in
Width: 8.00 in
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