Blast Furnace Buildings and Powerhouse Stacks at the Ford Rouge Plant, March 1936
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In the 1930s, two blast furnaces at Ford's Rouge plant converted raw iron oxide ore into metallic iron. The furnaces operated 24 hours a day, and each one produced 1,200 tons of iron per day. Ore arrived via Great Lakes freighters, while coke used in the iron-making process moved to the furnaces in hopper cars on an elevated railroad line.
In the 1930s, two blast furnaces at Ford's Rouge plant converted raw iron oxide ore into metallic iron. The furnaces operated 24 hours a day, and each one produced 1,200 tons of iron per day. Ore arrived via Great Lakes freighters, while coke used in the iron-making process moved to the furnaces in hopper cars on an elevated railroad line.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
04 March 1936
Subject Date
04 March 1936
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.65387
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: 11 in
Width: 8 in
Inscriptions
Typing on tape on back yellowed covering typed caption reads: 65387 - FORD BLAST FURNACE AND HI LINE AT ROUGE PLANT
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