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- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph showing the interior of Building B of the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge development containing Eagle Boats in stocks with bracing upon rails. Show two of the three assembly lines are being used. One ship is marked 2 and the other 3. One of the factory support beams is marked "X6." Verso marked with credit to Dossin Great Lakes Museum. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22345-6-10-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing with flap on left side with holes for binding.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and starboard side of the Seither Transit Company freighter G. J. GRAMMER, under steam. One figure stands just behind the forward cabin, another walks along the side of the deck, and a third stands outside of the aft cabin. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, "1915."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print mounted on cardboard depicting the lavishly decorated entrance to the convention hall on the steamer CITY OF CLEVELAND. In view are two lion statues and a large mural on the wall.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and starboard side of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company freighter FRONTENAC, under steam. Two crew members are on the flying bridge, and several more rest near the stern. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of workers assembling Model T parts within a workshop. The man in the foreground works on a short block at a bench, while another man works on a transmission cover and pedal cluster across the bench. An engine is on the ground behind the feet of the man in the foreground. In the background, another man works on a long block on a stand. Two blacksmiths work at a forge in the corner. "27187-7-11-19," 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:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the freighter CEPHEUS. A crew member stands with a megaphone on the hurricane deck. Several other crew members are on the main deck below. A small row boat is aside the steamer. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting a metal fabricating shop within the Ford River Rouge Complex. Heavy duty machinery shown and steel plates seen ready for modification are visible. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 21991-5-04-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph taken to document the effort to set a new record time for boat construction through the manufacture of Eagle Boat No. 59. Workers rivet the framing and bulkheads, within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as viewed from above the boat's starboard quarter. The time of photo is 10:30 am. Lower right hand corner show number and date of photo: 26297-04-02-19 with a #59 and 10:30 am 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 depicting workers building forms for the foundation of the transfer bed on the grounds of the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. Pile drivers and two stopped locomotives with coupled rail cars are visible in the background. The caption "Forms are built for transfer bed foundations," is on the verso. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22449-6-13-18. 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 progress made in the plating of the hull of Eagle Boat No. 44 within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as taken from above its starboard bow. Ladders are leaned against the bow plate section, as a worker hunches over the keel where the bow plates are being attached. A worker stands beside the keel which is under construction for another Eagle Boat on the left. Yet another Eagle Boat is under construction in the background. Coat racks, shelves, and piles of materials are along the wall on the right. "#44 3:42 P.M. 25869-2-20-19," is printed in the lower left 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
