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Employee Parking Lots, Ford Rouge Plant, February 27, 1935
Not surprisingly, many Ford vehicles can be spotted in this photograph of an employee parking lot at the company's Rouge plant. It's a tradition at the Rouge...
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Labor Union Demonstration at the Overpass, Ford Rouge Plant, 1937
The struggle to unionize Ford Motor Company workers was long and--at times--violent. This photograph shows United Auto Workers (UAW) labor organizers...
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"Salesmen Parking" Area outside the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, Dearborn, Michigan,...
Sales staff had their own reserved parking spots outside the Administration Building at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant, as seen in this photograph from...
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Blast Furnace at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927
Steel production at Ford's Rouge Plant encompassed every step from start to finish. Two massive blast furnaces operated 24 hours a day to feed a unique process...
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Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building from the Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan, 1936
The Rouge plant's growing importance to Ford Motor Company was confirmed in 1928 when the automaker moved its administrative headquarters from Highland Park to...
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Artist Irving Bacon at the Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1930
Artist Irving Bacon met Henry Ford in 1898 while working as an illustrator for Detroit newspapers. Ford appreciated Bacon's work. In 1915 after Bacon returned...
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Working on the Assembly Line at the Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1943
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"Satilla" Locomotive at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1925
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Distributing Labor Union Literature to Workers at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1937
The struggle to unionize Ford Motor Company workers was long and--at times--violent. This photograph shows United Auto Workers (UAW) labor organizers...
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Large "Ford" Sign at the Rouge Plant, circa 1964
The River Rouge complex took raw materials, like iron ore, and converted them to refined materials for the creation of new automobiles. Ford strategically...
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Operating a 100,000 Kilowatt Turbo-Generator at the Ford Rouge Plant Main Powerhouse, June 1934
The powerhouse at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory was readily identified by its eight tall smokestacks. Steam turbines, fueled by pulverized coal, generated...
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Buildings and Grounds Diagram of the River Rouge Plant of the Ford Motor Company, 1936
Henry Ford's vision for the River Rouge Plant was self-sufficiency. This map illustrates the Rouge's grounds and facilities. It also provides descriptions of...
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Locomotive at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, May 1937
Some 100 miles of railroad track covered the grounds of Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant. The automaker maintained its own fleet of locomotives to move...
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Locomotive Repair Shop at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, June 1922
Some 100 miles of railroad track covered the grounds of Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant. The automaker maintained its own fleet of locomotives to move...
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