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- Ford Freighter "Ernest R. Breech" Docked at Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1962 - Ford Motor Company added the <em>Charles L. Hutchison</em> to its fleet in 1962. Ford refitted and renamed it the <em>Ernest R. Breech</em> in honor of a former board chairman. Like the other Great Lakes bulk carriers owned by Ford, the ship hauled raw material to its River Rouge factory near Detroit, Michigan. Ford sold the ship in the late 1980s.
- 1962
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Freighter "Ernest R. Breech" Docked at Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1962
Ford Motor Company added the Charles L. Hutchison to its fleet in 1962. Ford refitted and renamed it the Ernest R. Breech in honor of a former board chairman. Like the other Great Lakes bulk carriers owned by Ford, the ship hauled raw material to its River Rouge factory near Detroit, Michigan. Ford sold the ship in the late 1980s.
- Stationery from Ford Motor Company Freighter "Ernest R. Breech," circa 1970 - Stationery for the Ford Motor Company's ore carrier <em>Ernest R. Breech</em> contains images of the freighter, the Ford logo, and the house flag flown when the ship was underway. The flag depicts a bluebird -- a favorite of Henry Ford, an amateur birdwatcher. The <em>Breech</em>, named for a former board chairman at Ford, hauled raw material to Ford's River Rouge factory near Detroit, Michigan.
- circa 1970
- Collections - Artifact
Stationery from Ford Motor Company Freighter "Ernest R. Breech," circa 1970
Stationery for the Ford Motor Company's ore carrier Ernest R. Breech contains images of the freighter, the Ford logo, and the house flag flown when the ship was underway. The flag depicts a bluebird -- a favorite of Henry Ford, an amateur birdwatcher. The Breech, named for a former board chairman at Ford, hauled raw material to Ford's River Rouge factory near Detroit, Michigan.