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- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph showing the construction of the Ford River Rouge development Building "B" and grounds. A steam driven pile driver sets the foundation in the foreground. Men are present. Cranes set the steel framing for Building "B" in the background. Verso: "Pilings are driven for elevator foundation work." Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22037-5-08-18. 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 the launch of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighter HARVARD on the grounds of the Detroit Ship Building Company, as taken from off of its port quarter. The freighter has been side-launched into a slip, and water splashed from beneath it. A group of people brace themselves on board the freighter near its stern. A group of spectators watch from the scaffolding beside the slip, and below near the edge of the slip.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting workers, atop ladders and elevated platforms, riveting plates to the port side of Eagle Boat No. 4 within the Ford River Rouge Complex. An overhead crane, with operator, is stationed above the stern. Another Eagle Boat is in the background with scaffolding in place. The caption, "Last bilge plate," is printed on the verso. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22658-7-08-18 with a (4) 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 taken overlooking the Rouge River and the launch elevator of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex. Building "B" is visible in the background in the early stages of its construction. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22834-8-16-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph 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, as viewed from above the boat's port bow. Workers on scaffolds rivet the hull's plates, while men on top of the framing appear ready to install decking. The time of photo is 3:00 pm. Lower left hand corner show number and date of photo: 26317-04-03-19 with a #59 and 3:00 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 along the railroad tracks which run through a newly created gap through what was previously a single building at the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex. A kneeling worker inspects a switch along the tracks, while another works on the windows overlooking the left side of the gap from a ladder. "27033-6-23-19," 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
- 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, as viewed from above the boat's stern. Workers prepare the framing for the decking. "59," is stenciled on the stern, and interior work lights are in use. The time of photo is 3:30 pm. Lower left hand corner show number and date of photo: 26319-04-03-19 with a #59 and 3:30 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 overlooking construction at the Ford Rouge Factory Complex grounds. In the foreground workers setting rails in place. Beyond them workers dig a trench beside the tranfer table foundatation. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22479-6-18-18. 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. 3 within the the Ford Rouge Factory Complex, as viewed from of its starboard bow. A Worker rivites a plate to the side beside the bow. Work also progresses on its upper plating. A worker stands on a mobile work station in the background on the left. Several other workers are also present. A number 3 is painted on the keel. The caption, "2nd row of plates nearing completion," is printed on the verso. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22529-6-26-18. 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 workers installing the framing on the keel for Eagle Boat No. 38 near its stern, within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as taken from above its port quarter. Several stringers and bulkheads are already in place. Shelves of materials, coat racks, and carts are visible in the adjacent aisles. "25608-2-1-19, #38" is printed in the lower left corner of the recto, and "5C2," 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
