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- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph showing the construction of the Ford River Rouge Complex Power Plant. Workers are present. A rail track runs adjacent to building. The background shows workers and a team of horses. Verso: "Power plant under constn. [construction]." Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22105-5-16-18. 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 starboard bow. Workers perched atop the hull are riveting and laying deck plates. Large air manifolds are visible on the surface of the hull. The caption, "Workmen on deck," is printed on the verso. Lower left hand corner show number and date of photo: 26367-04-05-19 with a #59 written above. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Black and white photograph, mounted on board, showing the wreck of the Spanish cruiser Almirante Oquendo near Santiago de Cuba, Cuba during the Spanish-American War in 1898. A hand written note on the back reads "'Oquendo' on fire after being beached, starboard quarter view."
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 Imperial Oil Company freighter IOCOMA, under steam. A figure stands on deck adjacent to a lifeboat at the stern. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting workers presumably making final adjustments prior to the test of the transfer bed at the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. Building "B" is in the background. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22582-7-03-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting cranes and men working on the construction of the elevator pit on the grounds of the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. The pit was used to house equipment necessary to aid in the launching of Eagle Boats manufactured at Building "B." Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22502-6-22-18. 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 Eagle Boats No. 2, 3, 4, and 5 stationed at the outfitting dock of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex. Boat No. 2 has its deck gun installed and the ship's bell can be seen on the front of the charthouse. Workers are visible. Floating platforms are off the starboard sides of boats 3 and 5. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 23258-10-04-18. 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 showing the stern and propeller of a World War I Ford Eagle Boat in stocks with bracing. Verso has " Screw and rudder in place." Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22652-7-8-18. 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 taken of the flooding outside the outfitting building at the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex. Tracks and the Rouge River run along the left edge of the photo. A water pump is visible in the distance extracting water from the building. Vent stacks are shown in their steel shipping crates. Lower right hand corner show number and date of photo: 26171-03-17-19. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph showing the interior of Building B of the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge development containing Eagle Boats in stocks with bracing upon rails. The photo shows one of the Eagle Boats under construction, as taken from the floor looking head-on from the bow to the stern. The keel is being manufactured. An overhead crane is visible in the background. Several workers are present. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22350-6-10-18 the number 6 appears above the date. 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
