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- Black and white photographic postcard depicting an aerial view of the Rouge Plant Docks at the Ford Motor Company. Printed on verso: DOCKS AT THE ROUGE PLANT are 1-1/3 miles long and are on the Rouge River. Here Ford ships and other Great Lakes Freighters bring in great cargoes of iron ore, coal, limestone and lumber used in the manufacture of Ford cars and trucks. The storage bins have a capacity of 2,000,000 tons. Printed by The Garraway Company, Rutherford, New Jersey.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
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- Color postcard depicting the Ford plant in Highland Park with hundreds of chassis visible in front. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 18, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
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- Color postcard depicting the Ford plant in Highland Park and thousands of employees standing in front. A water tower and "Ford Motor Company" sign are visible. Handwritten message on verso reads, postmarked Jan 17, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a street view of the Ford plant in Highland Park. A water tower, and six American flags are visible. Handwritten message on verso reads "It is the only car on the streets.", postmarked Sep 18, 1913. Printed on verso: Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Mich. The Ford Motor Company is located at Highland Park and can be reached by taking Woodward Avenue Cars marked Log Cabin. There are more Fords made than any other car in the World, and much credit is given Henry Ford for his earnest efforts to make Detroit the Automobile City.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a Ford Motel T carrying a giant fish and there men through shallow water. "Series No. 831 Freak Fish 12 Des." and "Made in USA," are printed on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
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- Black and white postcard depicting an assembly line in the Ford River Rouge factory. Printed on verso: AN ASSEMBLY LINE OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. The assembly line is always a point of interest to visitors of the Rouge Plant. Here, on a moving conveyor, Ford cars are completely assembled, from chassis to finished car, and driven off the line under their own power. In addition to the Rouge Plant, there are 31 assembly lines in company branches throughout the United States. Printed by The Garraway Company, Rutherford, New Jersey.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a street view of the Ford plant in Highland Park. A water tower and a few pedestrians are visible. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul, 1912. Printed on verso: Published by Souvenir Post Card Company Printed in New York.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an aerial view of the Ford plant in Highland Park. Automobiles, smokestacks and water towers are visible. Printed on verso: The parent plant of the Ford Motor Company, located at Detroit, Mich., employs 65,000 men and produces parts for 8,000 cars a day. The first car was shipped from this factory January 1, 1910, and the Ten-Millionth Model "T" Ford came off the assembly line June 4, 1924. The plant covers 278 acres, of which 105 are under roof.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
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- Black and white photographic postcard showing aerial view of the Ford Rouge complex. Printed on verso: THE ROUGE PLANT is one of the largest industrial centers in the world. It has an area of 1,906 acres, 14 miles of roadways, 92 miles of railway track and 1 1/3 miles of docks. It includes blast furnaces, open hearth and steel mill, glass plant, foundry, paper mill, cement plant, body plant, coke ovens, power plant and motor assembly plant where new Model A engines are built. Printed by The Garraway Company, Rutherford, New Jersey.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
