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- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting workers, including two on suspended scaffolding working on the hull of Eagle Boat No. 1, as viewed off of its starboard quarter with the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. Verso: "Plating complete". Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22470-6-18-18 has 1 written 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 depicting Eagle Boat No. 1, the first Eagle Boat launched, stationed on the launch elevator at the Ford Rouge Factory Complex, as taken off of its port quarter. Men stand upon the deck of the boat and atop the elevator towers. Spectators and workers are present. The caption, "Eagle is wheeled unto elevator," is printed on the verso. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22632-7-11-18. 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 framing being added to the plated keel of an Eagle Boat No. 4, viewed from above its bow facing its stern, at the Ford River Rouge Complex. Additional material staged on floor. An overhead crane is visible in the background. Workers are present. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22248-5-29-18 with a number 4 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 depicting men working on rail tracks along the Rouge River, beside a long low wooden structure, also under construction. Hulett cranes are adjacent to building. The elevators used to launch Eagle Boats are in the background. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22267-5-31-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Black and white photograph depicting workers and a crane working on the construction of the elevator used to launch the Eagle Boats during the construction of the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. An elevated concrete shoot used to transfer material to the foundations is visible on the left. Workers in the background excavate by hand. The caption, "Elevator being framed, hydraulic lifts under construction in center," is on the verso. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22554-6-28-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of progress made plating the hull of Eagle Boat No. 41 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 strip along its side. Another Eagle Boat is under construction in the background. A row of workers are lined up at the tool crib in the adjacent aisle. "25725-2-10-19, #41" 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
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting workers setting wooden forms in place as part of the construction at the Ford River Rouge Complex. The work appears as prep-work for the Eagle Boat transfer bed. One worker uses a surveyor's transit. A steam shovel can be seen working in background. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22224-5-27-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- 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
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of workers beginning to attach plates to the side of Eagle Boat No. 45 within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as taken from above its starboard bow. A single piece of plate near the bow, and a wooden brace running the length of the boat have been installed. Workers are on ladders and boards spanning the tops of the framing pieces. A large piece of plating leans against a column on the right. Shelves and crates of materials, and a tool crib are visible in the adjacent aisle to the right."#45 1:46 P.M. 25860-2-20-19," 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
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting workers installing additional plating to a keel during the manufacture of an Eagle Boat inside of the Ford River Rouge development. Verso: "Further plating is added." Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 2169-5-21-18 with a number 2 written above.. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
