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- 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, within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as viewed from above the boat's port bow. Workers perched atop the hull are riveting and plating the deck. Scaffolding surrounds the sides of the hull. Lower left hand corner show number and date of photo: 26368-04-05-19 with a #59 written above. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting inside Sanders' Palace of Sweets, with a man behind a counter. A sign reads "Our 25¢ Candies". Printed on verso: Sanders' Palace of Sweets, 141-143 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., located in the heart of the shopping district, is not only known as the most beautiful store of its kind in the world but as the distinction of being the first to originate Ice Cream Soda, now one of America's most popular soft drinks. Sanders' celebrated confections have a reputation second to none. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 7, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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, within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as viewed from the ground below boat's port quarter. The propeller support and the machine used to install the propeller shaft are in place beneath the stern. Scaffolding surrounds the sides of the boat, and a worker stands on it near the transom. The caption, "Shaft is installed," is printed on the verso. Lower right hand corner show number and date of photo: 26370-04-07-19 with a #59 written above. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting workers attaching plates to the keel of Eagle Boat No. 3 at the Ford River Rouge Complex. The photo is captioned "Hull grows" on the verso. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22221-5-27-18. Has a number 3 written above the date. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting the bulkheads and framing being installed on the hull of Eagle Boat No. 5, as taken from off its starboard quarter within the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. Another boat is being framed in the background. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22498-6-22-18 with a number (5) written above the date. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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, assisted by an overhead crane set the top plates onto the hull, within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as viewed from off the boat's port bow. Workers on ladders spacing the framing along the boat's port side. The time of photo is 12:30 pm. Lower right hand corner show number and date of photo: 26299-04-02-19 with a #59 and 12:30 pm written above. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph taken of an unused aisle within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex. Tracks run along the center of the aisle. Metal plates are leaned inside of bins along the sides of the aisle. A man stands at the window of a tool crib further along the aisle. In the background on the right, two Eagle Boats are under construction in the adjacent aisle. Scaffolding surrounds the hull of the nearest one. "26781-5-27-19," is printed in the lower right corner of the recto, and "assembling components at site of construction," is handwritten on the verso. The photo is mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting manufacture of Eagle Boat No. 1 at the Ford Rouge Factory Complex as viewed from of its port quarter. Bracing is supporting the hull, which appears nearly completed. Men are shown working on the deck. The chart house is visible on deck. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22527-6-26-18 with a number (1) written above the date. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print mounted on fabric depicting equipment in the Electrical Laboratory at the Champion Spark Plug Co. Caption on verso reads, "Electrical Laboratory where the thermocouples are tested and various instruments made."
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
