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- Henry Ford's Yacht "Sialia" Undergoing Modification at Detroit Shipbuilding Company, 1925 - Henry Ford purchased a yacht in 1917. He retained the vessel's given name, <em>Sialia</em>, the scientific name for the bluebird. Intended as private transportation during trips to investigate possible industrial supply sources, the yacht also carried the Fords and their guests on family excursions. This photograph was taken during an operation to add diesel engines and lengthen <em>Sialia</em> by 21 feet.
- April 02, 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford's Yacht "Sialia" Undergoing Modification at Detroit Shipbuilding Company, 1925
Henry Ford purchased a yacht in 1917. He retained the vessel's given name, Sialia, the scientific name for the bluebird. Intended as private transportation during trips to investigate possible industrial supply sources, the yacht also carried the Fords and their guests on family excursions. This photograph was taken during an operation to add diesel engines and lengthen Sialia by 21 feet.
- Assembly of Marine Compound Steam Engines, Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Wyandotte, Michigan, 1901 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1901
- Collections - Artifact
Assembly of Marine Compound Steam Engines, Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Wyandotte, Michigan, 1901
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Henry Ford's Yacht "Sialia" at Detroit Shipbuilding Company, 1925 - Henry Ford purchased a yacht in 1917. He retained the vessel's given name, <em>Sialia</em>, the scientific name for the bluebird. Intended as private transportation during trips to investigate possible industrial supply sources, the yacht also carried the Fords and their guests on family excursions. This photograph was taken during an operation to add diesel engines and lengthen <em>Sialia</em> by 21 feet.
- April 02, 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford's Yacht "Sialia" at Detroit Shipbuilding Company, 1925
Henry Ford purchased a yacht in 1917. He retained the vessel's given name, Sialia, the scientific name for the bluebird. Intended as private transportation during trips to investigate possible industrial supply sources, the yacht also carried the Fords and their guests on family excursions. This photograph was taken during an operation to add diesel engines and lengthen Sialia by 21 feet.
- Workers inside the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Workers inside the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900