Rouge Plant, Ford Motor Company

Description:

Black and white photographic postcard showing aerial view of the Ford Rouge complex. Printed on verso: THE ROUGE PLANT is one of the largest industrial centers in the world. It has an area of 1,906 acres, 14 miles of roadways, 92 miles of railway track and 1 1/3 miles of docks. It includes blast furnaces, open hearth and steel mill, glass plant, foundry, paper mill, cement plant, body plant, coke ovens, power plant and motor assembly plant where new Model A engines are built. Printed by The Garraway Company, Rutherford, New Jersey.

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Postcard

Subject Topic:

Rouge River, Ford Motor Company, Ford River Rouge Complex, Factories, and Aerial views

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/F707DD2F-52AD-4432-90C2-872514199216