2013.044.124
Print, Photographic
Sepia-toned photo of the Ford Motor Company Marine Division freighter BENSON FORD heading up the Rouge River beneath the raised River Rouge New York Central Railroad Bridge, as taken from the south side of the river off of the freighter's port bow facing east. Coal is stacked on board above the level of its main deck. "Benson Ford - 15A, 4-5-55, M.V. Benson Ford upbound in the River Rouge at the N.Y.C. bridge, Detroit" is handwritten, and "Elmer Treloar, 101 California, Highland Park 3, Mich., TO. 9-0628" is stamped on the verso.
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