Henry Ford and Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels with the Eagle Boat Prototype, Ford Highland Park Plant, April 1918
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During World War I, Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats for the U.S. Navy. Henry Ford assembled the boats using the same mass production techniques he developed for his automobiles. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (center) inspected the prototype boat at Ford's Highland Park plant. Ford built the remaining Eagle boats at the Rouge.
During World War I, Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats for the U.S. Navy. Henry Ford assembled the boats using the same mass production techniques he developed for his automobiles. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (center) inspected the prototype boat at Ford's Highland Park plant. Ford built the remaining Eagle boats at the Rouge.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
09 April 1918
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.21736
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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