Digital Collection
2013.044.101

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 bow, after its 1974 conversion to a self-unloader. A tree-lined shore is in the background. A handwritten note is on the verso:

Neg. #5
Detroit River
M/V HENRY FORD II
Ford Motor Co. Fleet
Built: American Shipbuilding Co.
Loraine, Ohio - 1924 Hull No. 788
Converted to Self-Unloader - 1974
250' Boom
O.A. Dim: 611' x 62'3" x 32'
Capacity 13,000 L.T.

Date
c. 1976
Collection
Print Size
5" x 3.5"
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