Ford News, January 1, 1924

Summary

Ford Motor Company published Ford News from 1920 to 1942. The magazine informed readers about the automaker's activities. Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920, and he built a 15-mile branch from DT&I's mainline at Flat Rock, Michigan, to Ford's Rouge plant in 1923. Ford News celebrated the new branch that "speeds Rouge freight."

Ford Motor Company published Ford News from 1920 to 1942. The magazine informed readers about the automaker's activities. Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920, and he built a 15-mile branch from DT&I's mainline at Flat Rock, Michigan, to Ford's Rouge plant in 1923. Ford News celebrated the new branch that "speeds Rouge freight."

Artifact

Magazine (Periodical)

Date Made

01 January 1924

Subject Date

01 January 1924

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.972.21

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 12 in

Width: 9.25 in

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