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- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting Eagle Boat No. 1 being lowered on the launch elevator at the Ford Rouge Factory Complex, as viewed from off its port side. Men are standing on the deck of the boat. Workers are atop the Elevator Towers. Spectators and workers look on. U.S. Navy personnel observe the launch in the background on the left. The roof of the Elevator Control Building is visible beyond the bow of the boat. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22626-7-11-18. 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 Boat No. 1 being positioned on the launch elevator at the Ford Rouge Factory Complex, as viewed from off its port side. Men are standing on the deck of the boat. Workers are atop the elevator towers. The boat appears ready to be lowered. Spectators and U.S. Navy personnel look on. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22625-7-11-18. 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 newly launched Eagle Boat afloat in the Rouge River off of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as taken off of the boat's port bow. Workers stand on deck. A dredge, and two rowboats are in the river in the background. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22862-8-19-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting Eagle Boat No. 1 being positioned at the launch elevator at the Ford Rouge Factory Complex, as viewed from off its port side. Building "B" is in the background. The corner of the Elevator Control Building is on the right. Spectators and U.S. Navy personnel look on. The caption, "transfer table removes ship to end of transfer bed, approaching launch elevator. (See next illustration)" is on the verso. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22623-7-11-18. 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 immediately after 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 float in a slip, having just been side launched. A group of people stand on board the freighter near its stern. A group of spectators are in the foreground at the edge of the slip. Several other people watch from the scaffolding beside the slip.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting Eagle Boat No. 1 backing out of its construction bay at Building "B" to the Transfer Bed at the Ford Rouge Factory Complex, as taken off of its starboard quarter. The boat is almost clear of the building. A transfer-tug is moving the boat. A U.S flag is flown from its stern. "Eagle-1" is painted on the stern. Spectators and U.S. Navy personnel are shown. The caption "Eagle is drawn unto transfer table," is on the verso. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22621-7-11-18. 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 a view along the transfer bed of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex toward the bow of a completed Eagle Boat hull that is being lowered into the water by the launch elevator. Workers, naval personnel, and spectators are observing the process. The caption, "Going down," is on the verso. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22860-8-19-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting Eagle Boat No. 1, the first Eagle Boat launched, stationed on the launch elevator at the Ford Rouge Factory Complex, as taken from off its port side. Men stand upon the deck of the boat and atop the elevator towers. Spectators and workers are present. The photo was taken overlooking a portion of the Rouge River. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22631-7-11-18. 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 of taken of a photograph, pinned in place on a wooden surface, of the moored separate bow and stern portions of the Great Lakes Transit Corporation freighter NORTHERN QUEEN after it was cut in half at the Buffalo Dry Dock Company to be moved to the Atlantic. Another freighter and a row of hoppers are visible along the river in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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, of the boat completed and on the transfer table outside of building "B" at the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as viewed from off its starboard side. A sign posted on the side of the boat reads, "Eagle No. 59, World Record, Built in 10 Days." "26408-04-12-19," is printed in the lower right corner of the recto and "The 'ten day' ship on transfer table, moving crossways to elevator," is typewritten on a strip of paper affixed to the verso. The photo is mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
