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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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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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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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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 Motor Company Rouge Plant Coke Ovens from Southwest Corner, August 1923
Coke ovens at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted coal into high-carbon coke, used in the factory's blast furnaces to produce iron. In 1921, the Rouge's...
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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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"Satilla" Locomotive at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1925
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DTE officially closing River Rouge Power Plant Friday | FOX 2 Detroit
The Michigan utility company is phasing out its coal-powered plants as it converts its electricity sources to renewable fuels.
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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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