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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Fluid Extract Department at the Ray Chemical Co., with several vats, bottles, jugs, mortars and pestles. Printed on verso is a purchase order receipt. Postmarked May 13, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph showing the interior of Building B of the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge development with an Eagle Boat, starboard quarter toward the camera, in stocks with bracing atop rails. A man works on the keel and hull. Keel has a large number 2 on it. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22316-6-3-18. 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:
- 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
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting the hull plates being attached to the port side of Eagle Boat No. 1 at the Ford River Rouge Complex as viewed from near its bow facing aft. The boat's framing is in place. Additional Plates are laying on floor. Several workers are visible. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22245-5-29-18 with a number 1 above the date. 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 an Eagle Boat propeller shaft and housing underneath an Eagle Boat being manufactured within the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. The bracing used to support the boat during construction is also visible. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22654-7-08-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph showing the interior of a metal fabricating shop within a factory building at the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge development. Workers are visible at the machines. Foreground shows four men working with large sheet of metal. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22026-5-8-18. 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, within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, of workers installing the boat's deck fixtures as viewed from off its port bow. Workers atop the boat install the deck fixtures. Scaffolding surrounds the boat's hull. "Vote for wine and beer," has been written on part of the scaffolding beneath the boat's bow. Cables and hoses enter the boat's portholes, suggestive of the work going on inside. "#59, 26377-04-09-19," is printed in the lower right corner of the recto and "8A13, superstructure a-building" 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
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph showing workers fabricating beam to be installed inside of the Ford River Rouge Complex Building "B," during its construction. Plate connectors are stored on floor in the foreground. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22104-5-16-18. 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 the manufacture of Eagle Boat No. 2, in stocks and trucks, within the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. Scaffolding has been attached to the entire length of the port side. Material is staged for assembly in the foreground. Workers are also visible. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22575-1-03-18 written above the date is the number (2).. 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 the manufacture of the nearly completed "pattern" Eagle Boat at the Ford Highland Park Factory, viewed from above, looking bow to stern. Its mast and chart house are installed and its lifeboat rests on the floor off of its starboard side. This boat served as the pattern for other Eagle Boats manufactured at the Ford Rouge Complex. This boat, after completion, was then disassembled and each was part given a code number and then used as a template for the other Eagle Boats. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22483-6-19-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
