# Tug Pulling Freighter / Dynamic Detroit

Tug Pulling Freighter / Dynamic Detroit Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Tugboat pulling freighter in harbor, through open draw bridge, past ships at docks - waterfront. \[1926\] b. “Detroit began with a small French settlement on the west bank of the Detroit River early in the 18th century. This desirous site in 1763 passed into the hands of the English, during whose control Pontiac’s siege of 11 months took place. Americans took possession in 1783.” Sun shining on river - waterfront from river. “What Cadillac saw in this location over two centuries ago has been heeded by thousands of followers and today Detroit stretches along 16.65 miles of river frontage.” Ships at docks. “Its natural harbor makes Detroit the best port along the entire chain of Great Lakes, and has the opportunity of causing more tonnage to stop at Detroit than any other port in the world.” Freighters under way. \[1921\] https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7419227

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1926
- By: National Archives
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/fc-fc-899)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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