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- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph showing the interior of Building B of the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge development with an Eagle Boat in stocks with bracing atop rails. The boat's port side from the bow is shown. A man is working on keel and hull, and three other workers are in view. Keel has a large number 3 on it. Steel plates are staged on the floor. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22317-6-8-18. 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 of an Eagle Boat steam turbine engine at the Ford Highland Park Factory, as viewed facing one of its long sides. A sign mounted on top of the engine reads, "2,500 Horse Power, Steam Turbine Engine, Used in Eagle Boats, Ford Motor Company." Seventy-five engines were built with enough parts for 15 more. Lower right hand corner show number and date of photo: 23872-12-02-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- 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 port side of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company freighter LUZON, under steam. A figure stands at the bow, another is on the main deck near midship, and another person is in the doorway of the aft cabin. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 the boat's port bow. Scaffolding is set up along the boat's hull, and a sign that reads, "The World Record for building and launching a boat is 14 days held by Great Lakes Engineering Co. Target for Ford Eagle Builders is 10 Days. Can we beat it?" is posted on the carriage beneath the boat. "#59, 26373-04-07-19," is printed in the lower left corner of the recto and "8A9, Note sign," 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 steam powered Eagle Boat Turbine engine parts staged on the floor of the Ford Highland Park Factory. A large machine is surfacing a housing on the right. Small step-platforms are positioned on each side of the machine. Through the windows on the right, workers are visible having lunch. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22948-9-03-18. 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, of the boat's pilothouse being put on after it has been partially rolled out the door of building "B" at the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as viewed from the ground off of its starboard side. The boat with the pilothouse would exceed the clearance of the door, so it is held above where it is to be attached by posts through its portholes connect to two poles which are anchored by ropes to the ground and the side of the building. A group of spectators watch the workers from below. A sign posted on the side of the boat reads, "Eagle No. 59, World Record, Built in 10 Days." "8B1," and "26406," are 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 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
- Collection:
- Maritime
- 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
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of a three-masted sailing being towed by a tug boat north from the mouth of Lake Huron, as taken from Port Huron's Edison Beach, facing south. The Fort Gratiot Lighthouse stands south along the shore. "Taken Sept 10, 1915 at Edison beach, Port Huron, Mich.," was handwritten on the envelope which previously held the negative.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph showing exterior of factory, under construction at Ford Motor Company's River Rouge development, with frame work in place. The main structure has two lean-to type wings. The foreground shows steel trusses and other metal work laying on a wooden floor. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22012-5-6-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
