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- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting the construction of the transfer bed outside of Building "B" at the Ford River Rouge Complex. Material is stockpiled in the foreground. A train is visible in the background. The photo is captioned "Buildings nearing completion, with work underway on transfer bed (foreground)" on the verso. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22223-5-27-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white print of a portrait photograph of workers posed in front of and on Hurlbut Memorial Gate during its construction. Several of the workers pose wearing aprons or holding tools, including stone mason John A. Bauer who stands wearing an apron and a bowler hat atop a brick pillar on the far left. Wooden frames hold up elements of the gate's stone work, and scaffolding is visible within the gate. Wooden cranes have been erected in front of and beside the gate. On the ground around the gate, piles of rubble surround pieces of unfinished stone work. "1894" has been handwritten in pen in the lower left corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Digital scan of a sepia-toned photo taken from the Fifteenth Street bridge overlooking the railroad tracks to the west, during the construction of the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel. Two men walk with tools held over their shoulders below. A gated crossing for Sixteenth Street is in the middle ground. The Enterprise Couch and Furniture Manufacturing Company is on the left, and the Standard Pure Food Company is on the right. A caption printed along the bottom left reads, "139-1, W. from the 15th St. Bridge, 5/28/07."
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting the construction of a long low wooden building at the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. The building appears nearly complete. Workers are shown laying material for railroad bed beside it. The clean-up of the surrounding area is in progress. The left side of building has moveable doors that run the entire length of the building. The roof has wind-directional air vents. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22568-7-02-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting the foundation for the Ford Rouge complex's transfer bed in place as steel work for Ford Rouge Factory Building "B" is being erected in the background Workers, cranes, and rail cars are visible. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 21997-5-04-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting construction along the Detroit approach to the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel, from the 14th Street bridge. In view are houses and the Porter Street bridge. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Apr 26, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print mounted on fabric depicting a Jeffery Dewitt Kiln under construction at the Champion Porcelain Co. Dated Apr-11th-1919.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- 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 outer aisles of the building, has been mostly filled with dirt, with regularly spaced divots left in it. The adjacent strips visible in the background on the right, are still being filled in. A worker driving a tractor pulls a trailer carrying wooden boxes, one of which is being handled by another worker. "26784-5-27-19," is printed in the lower right corner of the recto, and "3C-3," 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
- 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
