Lily Damita at Ford Motor Company / Kiwanis Sixth Birthday Party / May Day, Michigan State Normal

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Tri-Motor in hangar, woman waving from cockpit. “Lily Damita, celebrated French film actress, starring for United Artists, is guest of the Ford Motor Company at Dearborn, Michigan.” Miss Damita in plant with two men. “In the steel rolling mills.” Group in car, Miss Damita in plant - Miss Damita posing on airfield, getting into limousine. “When the new Ford is born - the final assembly line.” Group, assembly line - automobile in snow outside plant, Miss Damita posing, getting in. “Mme. Damita then visits the Ford Airport, also at Dearborn.” “Lily meets Mr. Stout, the designer of the all-metal plane.” Mr. Stout and Lily Damita in hangar, talking, posing - Miss Damita looking out of window of Tri-Motor airplane. [1929] b. “Sixth Birthday Party given by Kiwanis in honor of Grand Officers of America and Canada at Wigwam Hotel Statler, January 26, 1921.” “Some of the ‘Old Chiefs’ of the tribe.” Men in pairs walking toward camera - men in Indian dress walking toward camera - men including one ‘Indian’ standing at head table, sitting - view of banquet tables - huge birthday cake being wheeled in, candles lighted, ‘Indian Maiden’ coming out of top of cake, posing. [1921] c. Girls dressed in white carrying May Queen in flower decked chair car, parade of girls some in costumes following - several dances on field - spectators on bleachers around field. [1919]