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- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting two cranes with clam buckets mounted on railcars and workers working on excavation and foundations for the elevators used to launch the Eagle Boats at the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. A steam shovel at work on the left. Several concrete piers are nearly completed. The caption "Digging continues" is on the verso. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22463-6-18-18. 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 workers constructing the keel of Eagle Boat No. 8 within the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. Another Eagle Boat is under construction in the background. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22437-6-13-18 with a number (8) 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 Boats No. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 at the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex's outfitting dock. Eagle Boat No. 2 has a different paint scheme than the others. A small winch-powered ferry is seen at the Bow of Eagle No. 2. The cable is barely visible in the river. Lower right hand corner show number and date of photo: 23423-10-19-18. 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 in the plating of the hull of Eagle Boat No. 44 within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as taken from above its starboard bow. A strip of plates have been installed along the boat's starboard side. The overhead crane is being used to lower a bulkhead near the boat's midsection. Meanwhile another group of workers is constructing a keel for another Eagle Boat on the left. Yet another Eagle Boat is under construction in the background. Coat racks, shelves, and piles of materials are along the wall on the right. "#44 1:42 A.M. 25867-2-20-19," 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:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the port side of the Mahoning Steamship Company freighter WILLIAM H. DONNER, under steam. Several crew members are on the flying bridge while several more work near an open hatch midship. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned, "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Kinsman Transit Company freighter PHILIP MINCH, under steam. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting workers laying the keel for Eagle Boat No. 8 within the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. A large wagon is positioned beside the keel. A coat rack is visible to the right of the center. Another Eagle Boat is being plated in the background. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22477-6-18-18 has number (8) 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 the manufacture of an Eagle Boat within the Ford Rouge Factory Complex, as taken off of its port quarter. Several machines, mounted on rails, used to install the propeller drive shaft are beneath the boat. Make-shift scaffolding is suspended from the stern. Ladders and a mobile work platform are along the boats port side. The caption "After deck house complete, machine places shaft thru stern tube," is on the verso. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22584-7-03-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Black and white photo of a group of women engaged in a foot race in Tashmoo Park. A woman in a light colored blouse and dark skirt is in the lead. A crowd of spectators watch from the side of the track. "Race at Tashmoo 1915," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting a completed Eagle Boat hull being lowered into the water by the launch elevator while spectators observe from the Launch Control Building of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as taken off of the boat's port bow. Workers and Navy personnel are present. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22861-8-19-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
