Print, Photographic

Black and white photo of the Ford Motor Company Marine Division freighter HENRY FORD II on the Detroit River, as taken off of its port side toward the bow, after its 1974 conversion to a self-unloader. A concrete ledge is along the shore in the foreground. A handwritten note is on the verso:

Neg. #18
Detroit River
M/V HENRY FORD II
Self Unloading Bulk Freighter
#223980
GRT: 8,708
Ford Motor Co., Marine Div.
Built - American Shipbuilding Co.
Lorain, Ohio - 1924
Hull No: 788 Capacity 13,000 L.T.
O.A. Dim: 611' x 62'3" x 32'
Converted to Self-Unloader - 1974
Boom 250'
A cargo of coal from Toledo to Ford Motor Co. "The Rouge."