1 | Title: | Ships Salvage Program Records subseries, 1925-1931 | Requires cookie* |
Accession: | 546 | ||
Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Purchasing Department. | ||
Abstract: | In August 1925, Ford Motor Company signed a contract with the United States Shipping Board to purchase and scrap ships originally ordered by the U. S. Shipping Board to meet war-time needs as the country entered World War I. These records document the purchase and the dismantling of the 199 ships acquired by Ford. | ||
Subjects: | Wibel, A. M. (Albert M.), 1886-1965 | Ford Motor Company. Purchasing Department. | Ford Motor Company--Purchasing | Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant. | United States. Shipping Board. | Automobile industry and trade | Industrial procurement | Salvage (Waste, etc.) | Ships--Purchasing | Ships--Scrapping | Blueprints (reprographic copies) | Ledgers | ||
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