NARA Collection fc — Collection fc

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ticket to Freedom, Part Two. [1952]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Tour through the River Rouge plants, Part Three. [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Trainload of hot ingots moving through plant yard - ingots being removed from soaking pit by crane, dropped into bloom mill, moving through mill, being rolled into rods - ingots moving through rolling mill - rods in bloom mill - hot pipe moving across machine knocking sand core out of it - steel bar being heated in furnace, shaped by presses - worker displaying forged ring gear, polished gear - machine in operation - machine cutting teeth on gear - hand displaying finished gear - machining crankshaft by machine - polishing camshaft by machine - worker assembling wire spokes to rim and hub, welding by machine - wheels on conveyors - large room with many presses, workers, body parts being stamped out - long row of electric furnaces, workers heating and shaping steel - long room, machines, workers - glass on conveyor, worker making cuts as glass passes him - workers removing sheets of glass from conveyor, placing it on polishing table - polisher in operation - workers washing polished glass - worker marking glass - workers at machines, small parts on overhead conveyors - workers removing engine assembly from overhead to belt conveyor - assembled engines moving on conveyor - workers removing body parts from conveyor - final assembly line - workers walking in plant yard, on overpass, streetcars, parking lot in background, buses and automobile traffic beneath overpass - workers driving and walking away from plant - business district, heavy traffic. “The End.” [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Film includes captions in German. Ingots moving through rolling mill - rods in bloom mill - hot pipe moving across machine knocking sand core out of it - several ships at dock in process of being scrapped - workers with acetylene torches cutting sections from side, crane lifting sections from ship - piles of scrap - crane moving scrap - trainload of scrap moving into plant - huge press cutting and crushing scrap - electro-magnet on crane moving scrap - view of furnace - molten iron from bucket on crane flowing into furnace - molten iron from mixer pouring into bucket, crane carrying bucket, pouring iron into furnace - crane moving bucket under furnace, steel pouring in, crane moving bucket - trainload of hot ingots moving through plant yard - ingots being removed from soaking pit by crane, dropped into bloom mill, moving through mill, being rolled into rods - ingots moving through rolling mill - rods in bloom mill - hot pipe moving across machine knocking sand core out of it - steel bar being heated in furnace, shaped by presses - worker displaying forged ring gear, polished gear - machine in operation - machine cutting teeth on gear - hand displaying finished gear - machining crankshaft by machine - polishing camshaft by machine - worker assembling wire spokes to rim and hub, welding by machine - wheels on conveyor - large room with many presses, workers, body parts being stamped out - long row of electric furnaces, workers heating and shaping steel - workers at machines, small parts on overhead conveyors - workers removing engine assembly from overhead to belt conveyor - assembled engines on conveyor - workers lowering engine onto chassis - attaching radiator, wheels, and other parts - body being lowered to chassis - final adjustments - cars being driven out of plant - cars on test runs behind plant. “The End.” [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Here is what happened to the 199 ships purchased from the Shipping Board.” Several ships at dock in process of being scrapped - workers with acetylene torches cutting sections from side, crane lifting sections from ship - piles of scrap - crane moving scrap. “This is how the steel parts of the salvage ships are cut to workable size by the most gigantic shears in use.” Trainload of scrap moving into plant - huge press cutting and crushing scrap. “The steel is mixed with pig iron and scrap and fed into the open hearth furnaces.” Electro-magnet on crane moving scrap. “We will now follow the manufacture of steel.” View of furnace. “The furnaces are given drinks from the mixer where molten iron from the blast furnaces is stored.” Molten iron from bucket on crane flowing into furnace - molten iron from mixer pouring into bucket, crane carrying bucket, pouring iron into furnace. “The molten steel is run into pouring dishes and from these into ingot molds set upon trains of cars.” Crane moving bucket under furnace, steel pouring in, crane moving bucket. “The ingots are carried to the blooming mill, the largest in the world. Here the ingots are lengthened preparatory to rolling.” Trainload of hot ingots moving through plant yard - ingots being removed from soaking pit by crane, dropped into bloom mill, moving through mill, being rolled into rods. “In the rolling mill the steel is rolled into bars.” Ingots moving through rolling mill - rods in bloom mill - hot pipe moving across machine knocking sand core out of it. “From now on the steel is shaped into Model ‘A’ parts. Making ring gears.” Steel bar being heated in furnace, shaped by presses - worker displaying forged ring gear, polished gear. “The aim of present day manufacturing is to lighten the work of the men with automatic machinery.” Machine in operation. “Ring gears.” Machine cutting teeth on gear - hand displaying finished gear. “Crankshaft.” Machining crankshaft by machine. “Camshaft.” Polishing camshaft by machine. “Electric resistance welding, made practicable by Ford development, makes the Model ‘A’ an entirely steel car.” Worker assembling wire spokes to rim and hub, welding by machine - wheels on conveyor. “The pressed steel building.” Large room with many presses, workers, body parts being stamped out. “In the spring and upset building. Here is the greatest installation of electric furnaces in the world.” Long row of electric furnaces, workers heating and shaping steel. [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Aerial view of Cental Rotunda Building, brought back to Dearborn, Michigan from the 1934 Century of Progress Exposition. People walking out of Rotunda Theater - man in booth giving information to people - woman at table filling out card - bus pulling up outside Rotunda, people getting aboard - view of passengers inside bus - view from inside bus of train going by - view through front of bus of people climbing stairs at River Rouge - people touring through River Rouge, ladle of molten metal in background - people viewing assembly line - close-up of tourists - workers - view through skylight of bus at River Rouge - people looking at assembly line - people boarding bus. [1939]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Henry Ford and others view old steam tractor - young man fires up tractor - young lady walks to house and gets two others - young man on steam tractor - tractor travels through open gate into farm field with the three girls aboard - views of steam tractor as it attempts to pull tree stumps from field - success, tractor pulls stump across field - young man and girls stand beside steam tractor poise for the camera - gas powered steel wheeled tractor plowing field - farmer loads horse pulled hopper with seeds - two horses pull seed drill in field - rubber shod gas tractor works field - steel wheeled tractor pulling seed drill, stops, farmer fills hopper with seeds, tractor plants field - several views as two gas tractors disc field - gas tractor pulls seed drill - horses pull disc in field - pigs travel through orchard. [1935]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Industrial section of city - heavy truck, pedestrian traffic - trucks with men in back - automobile, truck, pedestrian traffic on city street - truck loaded with men beside sign, ‘May 20th ? June 20th,’ horse-drawn wagon, automobiles pass - trucks and automobiles move along street lined with spectators - heavy traffic at intersection, policeman directs - pedestrians thread way through heavy traffic. [1919]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Aerial views of docks, ship in water - river front - industrial area - instrument panel of Tri-Motor airplane - close-up of motor on plane in flight - instrument panel - several views of Tri-Motor on pontoons landing on water, taking off, in air. [1928]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of funnel of ship, ‘Ford’ on funnel - ship at dock at River Rouge - view of elevator lifting and dumping coal cars into hold of ship - panoramic view of ‘Benson Ford’ - ship under way, open swing bridge in background - view looking aft of ship in open water - another ship off starboard - sign, ‘Benson Ford’ on ship - view looking forward on ship - views of ship’s log in operation - close-up of meter - man checking log, entering cabin, dialing phone - view in engine room - view of water from starboard side looking forward - women standing at bow of ship - view of coastline at a distance - other ship passing Ford ship on starboard side - views of water - lights in form of letter ‘F’ on mast blinking off and on - views from another ship of ‘Benson Ford’ under way - panorama of ship - views of Benson Ford under way - ships moving down river - view of tug, ore ships, and ‘Benson Ford’ - view of stern of ship ‘Henry Ford II,’ men standing at rail - close-up of propeller of ‘Henry Ford II’ - ‘Benson Ford’ moving down river. [1927]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Police escort motorcade through hilly countryside - Twenty Millionth Ford stopped at side of road, industrial plant below - crowd around Twenty Millionth Ford - sign on building, ‘…of Morgantown’ - crowd around Twenty Millionth in business district . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Band escorted motorcade moving up hill in city - crowd, building in background - garage, crowd around Twenty Millionth Ford - Twenty Millionth Ford leaving garage, spectators. Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Twenty Millionth motorcade led by Benjamin Franklin band - crowd around Twenty Millionth Ford, dignitaries posing, signing log book - monument, city skyline in background, Twenty Millionth driven up - Twenty Millionth Ford beside building - Pittsburgh branch, Ford Motor Company, group posing with Twenty Millionth Ford - Twenty Millionth Ford motorcade - people watching motorcade from windows and ledges of large building - Twenty Millionth Ford on sidewalk in front of Pittsburgh City Hall - crowds at windows and on ledges, confetti thrown from ledge onto Twenty Millionth Ford, traffic - group posing with Twenty Millionth in front of building. Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Panorama of valley, fields, farms, woods highway from above, police escort motorcade, views of valley. [1931]