USS Eagles 4, 5, and 6 Frozen in the Ice, Quebec, Canada, 1919
THF270366 / USS Eagles 4, 5, and 6 Frozen in the Ice, Quebec, Canada, 1919
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Artifact Overview
During World War I, Ford Motor Company manufactured Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats for the U.S. Navy. Built in Dearborn on the Rouge River, the boats reached the Atlantic via the Detroit River, Lakes Erie and Ontario, and the St. Lawrence River. Ice blocked the route during the winter of 1918-19. More than 40 Eagles awaited warmer weather at the Rouge.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1919
Creator Notes
The photographer is unidentified.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.130
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
Inscriptions
handwritten in black in on front:
U.S.S. EAGLE 4-5-6--1919 FROZEN IN ICE AT QUEBECK, CAN.
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