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- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting workers standing on ladders installing the upper plates on the hull of Eagle Boat No. 4, as taken from off its port quarter within the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. The caption, "Sides nearing completion," is on the verso. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22497-6-22-18 with a number (4) 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 photograph of a photograph of Charles Sorenson (far left), Charles Kirby (second from the right, holding a hat), and Henry Ford (on the far right) posed with a group of workers above the keel of the "pattern" Eagle Boat in the room where it is being built within the Ford Highland Park Plant. "Olson #412," and "0-421" are both printed on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting rows of Eagle Boat turbine engines and components staged on the floor of the Ford Highland Park Factory, as taken from above. Milling machines line both walls of the long narrow room. These engines were manufactured for Ford's Eagle Boats being produced at Ford's River Rouge Complex. The engines produced 2,500 hp. Seventy-five engines were completed with parts enough for 15 more. Lower right hand corner show number and date of photo: 23420-10-21-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph taken of the interior of the room housing the hydraulic elevator machinery at the River Rouge Factory Complex. A large room heating furnace and an electrical generator are on the right. In the background, near the room's windows, a series of pipes and valves surround a large dial display. "26397-04-11-19," is printed in the lower right corner of the recto, and "Hydraulic elevator machinery," 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:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting an interior dining area of the Young Women's Christian Association Homestead. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 24, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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, of workers installing the boat's deck fixtures as viewed from off its port quarter. Workers atop the boat install the deck fixtures. Scaffolding surrounds the boat's hull. Cables and hoses enter the boat's portholes, suggestive of the work going on inside. "#59, 26376-04-09-19," is printed in the lower right corner of the recto and "8A14," 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:
- Color postcard depicting the bar in Miller's Café, with a cash register labeled "J.A. Miller" and a sign reading "Stew 25¢". Printed on verso: Miller's Café; 59 Farmer St., - Detroit, Mich. Lobsters, Oysters and Clams in Season. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 18, 1917.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the interior of the Log Cabin in Palmer Park, with table, chairs, piano, and fireplace in view. Printed on verso: Log Cabin, Palmer Park. - Built on land donated to the city by Ex-Senator Thomas W. Palmer in 1893, and is situated north of the city at the extreme terminal of the Woodward Avenue car line, is one of the city's favorite breathing spots. Its center piece is a log cabin which is an exact reproduction of the home in which Senator Palmer resided when Detroit was little more than a trading post. Postmarked Sep 4, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print mounted on fabric depicting a Jeffery Dewitt Kiln under construction at the Champion Porcelain Co. Several workers pose for the picture. Dated Apr-11th-1919.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting the steam powered Eagle Boat Turbine engine housing staged on the floor in front of metal mills within the Ford Highland Park Factory. Above the mills are chain-hoists used to lift the housing onto the mill. A large gear in a wooden block is in the foreground on the right. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22946-9-03-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
