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- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting a view overlooking the assembly of the keel for Eagle Boat No. 8, from above its bow looking aft toward the keels of Eagle Boats No. 7 and 6, within the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. Workers have installed the bilge plates and one bulkhead. A small tractor is being driven by a worker at the lower left. Other workers are present. The caption, "Ship No. 8 with numbers 7 & 6 in the background, is on the verso." Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22662-7-08-18 with a (8) 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 hull plates being attached to the framing of Eagle Boat No. 2, viewed off of its starboard quarter, at the Ford River Rouge Complex. Additional plates are laying on floor. Workers are present. The photo is captioned, "First plate rivetted[sic] at side," on the verso. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22246-5-29-18 with a number 2 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 of a large dial display within the room housing the hydraulic elevator machinery at the River Rouge Factory Complex. The large dial has four needles, and a scale that runs from 0 to 27, likely representing the displacement of the elevator in feet. A bell, a series of four numbered lights, and a small pressure gauge are located beneath the large dial display. A series of pipes and valves are in the foreground. "26399-04-11[?]-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
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of the starboard side of a completed Eagle Boat being rolled along the tracks of the transfer table to be launched at the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex. The boat has been dressed with its signal flags, and draped with banners, and an American flag at its bow. Uniformed naval personnel stand on the boat's deck. "27530-8-15-19," 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
- 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
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting the manufacture of the pattern Eagle Boat at the Ford Highland Park Factory, as viewed from a point above its bow, facing toward its stern. The boat appears near completion. A lifeboat is at the lower left. This pattern boat was later dismantled and used as a template for Eagle Boats to be manufactured at Ford's River Rouge Complex. The caption, "First study-model Eagle built at Ford Highland Park plant," is on the verso. Lower left hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22688-7-18-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph taken of Eagle Boat No. 2 moored at the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex's outfitting dock, taken from the shore off of its port quarter. The boat appears nearly complete. Painters are touching up the rear deck. A man walks along the gangway with a fuel hose over his shoulder. Lower right hand corner show number and date of photo: 23481-10-30-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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. The photo shows one of the Eagle Boats under construction, as taken from the floor looking head-on from the bow to the stern. The keel is being manufactured. An overhead crane is visible in the background. Several workers are present. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22350-6-10-18 the number 6 appears above the date. 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 of progress made plating the hull of an Eagle Boat within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as taken from above its port bow. Several plates have been applied at the bow, as well as in a partial strip along its side. A worker is welding near the boat's bow. Another Eagle Boat is under construction in the background. Pieces of framing are piled along the wall on the left. "25832-2-17-19" 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
- Description:
- Black and white photograph taken overlooking work to convert building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex from manufacture of Eagle Boats to that of automobiles. The strip at the center of the photo, in one of the inner aisles of the building, has been mostly filled with dirt, and regularly spaced wooden forms holding concrete slabs with lengths of rebar sticking out. Piles of wood and dirt run along the length of the strip. Workers have climb ladders up to the trusses that run between the building's columns. A worker is at the controls of the overhead crane in the adjacent aisle on the right. "26787-5-27-19," is printed in the lower right corner of the recto, and "Laying assembly-line track in 'B' bldg (27 May 1918)," 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
