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- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Company freighter GRAND ISLAND, under steam. Several figures are on deck at the stern. A tugboat pulling a barge equipped with a boom, heading in the opposite direction, and a tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting a completed Eagle Boat hull approaching the launch elevator and the elevator pit at the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex. Workers and spectators are observing the process. In the background, Hulett Cranes are seen towering over the Rouge River. A dredge is in the river in the background. After launching, the boat will be moved to the outfitting station also located on the Rouge River. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22856-8-19-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph taken to document the effort to set a new record time for boat construction through the manufacture of Eagle Boat No. 59. Workers inside of the hull install plates, rivet, and space the framing, within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as viewed from above the boat's stern. The time of photo is 1:30 pm. Lower left hand corner show number and date of photo: 26300-04-02-19 with a #59 and 1:30 pm written above. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph a close-up of the Eagle Boat launch pit at the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. Workers remove wooden foundation forms. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22609-7-08-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of the starboard of a completed Eagle Boat, on the Rouge River, following its launch from the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex. Men on board near the stern are taking down the boat's dressing of signal flags, and the banners draped along its side has been partially removed. A series of large silos, a smoke stack, and the frame of a building under construction are visible at the complex in the background. "27535-8-15-19," is printed in the lower right corner of the recto. The photo is mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of a woman posing beside a slip on the grounds of the Detroit Ship Building Company, with the nearly completed City of Detroit Fire Department fire tug JAMES BATTLE on a launch ramp on the opposite shore of the slip. Scaffolding supporting tracks and a crane stands in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of either the Chicago, Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Company passenger steamers NORTH AMERICAN or SOUTH AMERICAN, a trio of tug boats, and a freighter outfitted with self-unloading equipment passing each other, as viewed from a long distance in the vacinity of Algonac. A tree lined shoreline is visible in the background. "Algonac 9-3-16," was handwritten on the envelope which previously held the negative.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting workers digging a trench and a pile driver setting wooden posts in place during the construction of Ford Rouge Factory Complex. The steel work for Building "B" is being erected in background. Cranes and rail cars are visible in the background. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 21998-5-04-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting a crane mounted on a railcar and workers working on excavation and foundations for the elevators used to launch the Eagle Boats at the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. A steam shovel is at work in background. Verso: "Concrete elevator piers are built as pit excavation is deepened". Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22462-6-18-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of a close-up of workers working beside the propeller shaft beneath an Eagle Boat within the Ford Rouge Factory Complex, as taken from near its stern. The threaded end of the shaft is awaiting installation of propeller. A portion of the rudder is also visible. The caption, "Propeller shaft in place." is on the verso. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22585-7-05-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
