NARA Collection fc — Collection fc

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Child on table being examined by physician. “Ears and eyes.” “Teeth -- eruption, losses, cavities. Dental occlusion. Tonsils.” Doctor examining child’s mouth, thumping her chest. “Heart and lungs.” Using stethoscope. “Abdomen and genitalia.” “Reflexes. Is the ‘Babinski’ positive?” “Children’s blood pressure should be watched, as well as that of adults.” “Temperature.” “The technique following in securing laboratory findings is not shown.” “Summary: Behavior -- cooperative. Nutrition -- good. Posture -- fair. General development -- good. Defects -- slightly winged scapulae and moderately relaxed abdomen.” “The child’s condition is satisfactory.” “The End.” [1928] b. Group including several Japanese men and Princess touring plant, watching final assembly line - motorcade leaving building - group walking out of building - motorcade entering building, leaving building - motorcade moving through building. [1931]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The City of Panama is the capital of the Republic of Panama. Rich in color, in history, Spanish in architecture, cosmopolitan in peoples. Gaze along its main stem, trolley cars ’n everything.” Street scenes, streetcars, automobiles, horse-drawn carts, people, houses. “Every porch an awning for the sidewalk.” Houses with porches extending over narrow street, children and people in street. “Going down the stony lane to market.” Street scene, ox-drawn carts, houses, people. “Blessed are the slim for they alone can navigate some streets in Panama with comfort.” Narrow street, people walking. “No 12-round title fights here; they box to a finish; and without gloves.” Boys sparring in street, other boys watching. “The horse cart still has a place in the tropical sun.” Street scene, different types of carts moving on street. “Under a nice new Panama in old Panama.” People walking along sidewalk, some men in straw hats. “Under exposed.” Naked child being pulled back into house by mother. “‘A moment please,’ and the cameraman reeled off several hundred feet of natives.” Several views of people in streets, woman with basket on head, out-door market. “The Melting Pot of the Isthmus. The market place where people from one-half the nations of the earth meet every morning.” View of market, people, goods, vendors. “It is the Tower of Babel all over again, each to his given creed and tongue and favorite vegetables.” Crowded market place, stalls and goods, buying and selling. “Some sit and talk and some just sit.” Negro women sitting on sidewalk talking. “And chew something besides the rag.” Old Negro woman sitting leaning against wall and chewing. “No man, woman or child ever ducked a snow ball on this street.” Different street scenes, people walking about, horse-drawn vehicles. “‘Looking lazy to the sea,’ as Mr. Kipling wrote.” View of waterfront, small boats, people, houses on shore. “Sail craft, snugly anchored.” Views of boats anchored in harbor, town in background. “Raised on the Isthmus.” Native woman walking down sidewalk carrying squash, donkey with panniers in background. “Uncle Sam paid Panama handsomely for the land used in building the canal. The Republic used the money to build the National Institute, her largest institution.” Building, people walking upstairs, entering. “Sticking to Spanish architecture.” Spanish style balconies on row of houses. “Barely passed by the censor.” Boy with rag tied around waist walking down street. “The Presidencia. The White House of Panama, where the president of the Republic lives.” Views of president’s house, people walking past in street. “One of them must go without his one-piece suit for this is wash day.” Children, one naked, standing in barred window. “Panama’s famous Sea Wall, built to protect the city from raids such as Morgan’s. It is wide enough to permit a circus to give its show on top of the wall.” View of wall and battlement. “Panama’s new City Hall. Its front door is made of 12 different native hardwoods.” Views of building, people entering and leaving. “In the lobby is a statue of a Bacchante. Art critics study it and exclaim, ‘Ah, very good, very good,’ so it is probably a good piece of work.” Men entering lobby, silhouette of statue in foreground. “The Plaza, where all political questions are decided by Panamanians after doing the regulation eight hours per.” View of plaza from balcony. “Tivoli Hotel on Tivoli Hill, named after the famous hill in Rome.” Several views of hotel. “Monday morning in the inner court yard of the residence buildings.” Houses, washing on lines, people standing about. “You know him by the rattle of his milk cans.” Milk vendor riding donkey with milk cans hanging from saddle. “‘Please go way and let me sleep.’” Man sleeping in cart, man waking him. “A one-man tank in action.” Boy sitting in push cart. “The flat arch in the San Domingo Church burned in 1756 and never rebuilt. The arch, still standing, is an architectural marvel.” Views of arch and ruins of church. “Waiting for the 6:27.” Man standing on street corner beside lamppost, traffic going past on street. [1919]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “A Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.” Santa Claus in front of cabin waving. “The End.” [1926] b. Miniature Farm vs. Henry & Benson Ford, April 20th, 1926. Henry II and Benson Ford near miniature steam engine - haystack, stable. [1926] c. ‘Taken on Mr. Ford’s farm Division Road Between D.T.&I. tracks M.C.R.R. tracks, Sat., Feb. 26, 1927. “Clearing property South of Michigan Avenue on Division Road.” “At this time Henry II was 9 years, 5 months, 22 days and Benson was 7 years, 7 months, 6 days of age.” “Just like they do it at L’Anse.” “A couple of willing lads came riding into camp.” “They are workers -- no task is too big for them.” “Just like they do it at L’Anse.” “The branches burn merrily and the smoke gets in eyes, yet, isn’t this great sport.” “The logs are piled here for the old sawmill to make into barrels.” “As we came, we also depart -- only now there’s three of us.” “The End.” “Just like they do it at L’Anse.” “As we came, we also depart -- only now there’s three of us.” [1927] d. Several views of herd of cattle in a corral. [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Workers in zinc plant operate machinery. “Zinc is distilled from ore by a chemical reaction of the ore and carbon in a heat of 1800° to 2500° Fahrenheit. 24 hours is required for this operation.” Worker tends fires in plant. “Drawing zinc. A fellow doing this work probably wrote -- ‘There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight.’” Worker draws zinc. “Casting into a slab.” Molten metal poured into molds - when solidified, slabs removed from molds by workers - locomotive drawn cars remove slabs. “And now let’s think what becomes of zinc.” Men paint exterior of a house. [1918] b. “Every individual American, every man, woman, and child should in some way be a producer for the Red Cross. You have a Red Cross duty to perform -- you can’t transfer this duty to someone else.” Man comforts wounded soldier on battlefield, three uniformed men with Red Cross flag arrive on scene with stretcher. “Even the sheep are doing their bit. They recognize the fact that there’d be no decent pasture land where the Boche ruled.” Sheep herd and shepherd in a field. “Grandmother lends a personal touch to her work for the Red Cross.” Women combs wool manually. “‘The only truth about a lie is the truth that the lie is about.’ The complete analysis of Germany’s peace offers.” Woman spinning wool on spinning wheel. [1918]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Views of testing laboratory - drafting room, pattern making department - metal testing machinery in operation - laboratory equipment, electric furnaces, microbalance - forging crankshaft using large press - testing and measuring crankshafts - polishing crankshaft - measuring and testing finished crankshaft - view of finished crankshaft - display of small parts - cutaway view of rear end housing and driveshaft, gears turning - weighing and matching pistons, measuring diameter of pistons, trimming off excess - measuring camshaft - metal machining machinery in operation - parts on overhead conveyors, workers assembling motors. [1926] b. Crane filling dump trucks with dirt, trucks dumping loads - semi-truck with log trailer on dirt and paved roads - truck load of rock leaving quarry - truck under hopper in plant yard, being filled, driven onto scale, dumping load in street in front of house - bus, children getting off - panel trucks, deliveries in residential areas - truck delivering load of tile to industrial plant - large number of workers in plant yard - shipping department, crates on conveyors - office, workers sorting orders, using check writing machine, paymaster handing envelopes to workers filing past window - world map showing Ford locations - workers making final inspection of new cars - different models of Ford on display: Victoria Coupe, Deluxe Roadster, Deluxe Coupe, Standard Coupe, Cabriolet, Roadster, Sport Coupe, Tudor Sedan, Deluxe Sedan, Deluxe Phaeton, Station Wagon. “The End.” [1928]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “Mount Lowe is a peak in the Sierra Madre range, situated 25 miles from Los Angeles; it is 6,100 feet high and a popular resort for mountain climbers.” “At Rubio Canyon we boarded on incline railway, a steep affair averaging a 62% grade, which stretched out in silent grandeur below us is Pasadena and the surrounding country.” Mountainous countryside from moving train. “As we neared the top of the incline we passed the down car on its return trip.” Countryside, passing railway car. “Echo Mountain is the summit of the incline railway, and here we boarded trolley cars for a wonderfully scenic ride to Alpine Tavern.” Tourists leaving streetcar in front of building - views from moving streetcar of another moving streetcar, mountain, trees, tourists beside tracks, rocks, panoramas of mountains and canyons, street signs pointing out scenic views, streetcar track trestle. “And now we’re forced to walk, for there is no comfortable trolley to finish the remaining 2½ miles to the summit.” Tourists hiking up mountain trail, ladies wearing long skirts. “The more difficult climbing we negotiated with the assistance of a life line.” Climbing steep cliff with aid of ropes. “The lookout from Inspiration Point, or as our cameraman said, ‘Perspiration Point.’” Panoramas of mountains - three men carrying coats. “Careful here, for a slip would mean a drop of hundreds of feet.” Two men climbing to top of huge rock. “Nearing the end of the trail we found ice and snow in abundance and the going was proportionally hard.” Three men climbing up narrow trail. “The top.” Tourists using ropes to climb to top, posing, looking at scenery - panorama of mountain tops above clouds. [1917] b. “500 birds inhabit the farm. Due to the fickleness of dame fashion, ostrich plumes no longer grace milady’s bonnet; consequently the ostrich is forced to appear in vaudeville in order to be self-supporting.” Ostriches in pen, keeper. “When the mess call sounds in the big corral.” Ostriches gathered around and eating from wagon. “‘Eat and grow thin’ is the motto of the ostrich, for they eat as long as the food lasts, consuming as much as a horse or an ox.” Ostriches eating from trough. “Are you fond of oranges? Then you probably wouldn’t care to be an ostrich, for note his method of putting them down. No fletcherizing here.” Ostriches eating oranges from hand of keeper, swallowing them whole. “When the mating season begins the male ostrich is easily angered. The gentleman in this picture is in love and very angry, which he emphasizes by flopping his wings.” “And now Mr. Ostrich challenges the cameraman to mortal combat; note how he swings his head from side to side. To prove his sincerity he kicked a board off the fence.” “Mr. and Mrs. Wilson at breakfast. Absolute harmony reigns in the ostrich family. In the case of a dispute, the male kicks the female to death, thus settling all difficulties amicably and avoiding a trip to Reno.” Two ostriches in pen labeled ‘President and Mrs. Wilson’ - keeper hand feeding them. “A pair of African birds from the Nubian desert. They are eighteen years old and valued at $3,000. The male bird is distinguished by his dark plumage.” “Black Diamond. Trained as a racer and valued at $5,000.” Ostrich eating from keeper’s jacket pocket. “They say Black Diamond has been taught to ‘pull away’ - at least he pulls away from the place you want to go.” Man riding ostrich. [1916]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Railroad passenger train stops at station, passengers alight, train leaves - buildings along railroad tracks - men on station platform - train men couple gondolas labeled ‘Ford’ - locomotive moves gondolas - family stands outside a cabin - railroad locomotive on a turnstile, enters roundhouse - workers replace wheel on locomotive - equipment and machinery - workers roll locomotive wheels - workmen - railroad yard, shops, water tower - passing passenger train - Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Station - railroad yard and shops - smelting plant - passing railroad freight train - men with automobile in front of a covered bridge, pull automobile - corner in the business district, sign, ‘Wellston, Ohio Post Office’ - square with Civil War cannon and pile of cannon balls - children and adults on porch of a house - workman poses - worker stencils ‘Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad’ sign on side of railroad box car - views of small town business district - industrial plant - views from a moving train, men on station platform - workman fills coal tender - gondola loaded from coal hopper. [1923]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Railroad car wheels and workers inside industrial plant - overhead equipment - railroad tracks from train crossing over railroad bridge - passing freight train - small railroad station at Good Hope - road and trucks, intersections, of small depot - views of Jeffersonville Station, South Salem Station, and South Charleston Station - horse-drawn wagon waiting at station - railroad equipment along tracks and at stations passing passenger train - steam locomotives, trainmen and conductors crossing a railroad bridge. [1923]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. View between two large rocks of mountain slope, with a man and a pack horse moving along a trail - wooded valley near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Man climbs ladder, enters cliff dwelling - exterior view from door of cliff dwelling - cliff dwellings as seen from a distance - stone wall and ladder - ruins of a stone building, partial walls - steep mountain slope, eroded rocks and pine trees - man climbs between rocks to cliff dwellings - Indian women climb ladders, enter cliff dwellings, leave by climbing back down ladder - rocky canyons - men round bend of mountain road, May 29, 1916. Pueblo Indians in native dress performing ceremonial dance - Indian woman carrying child leaves building, poses, reenters building. Tesuque. Two Indians dance in ceremonial dress, three Indians beat drums, pueblos in background. [1916] b. Waterfall as seen from between trees downstream - closer view of falls - slow moving stream with wooded banks, fields - man walking across prairie land - horse-drawn plow - barren landscape - business district, automobile, streetcar, and pedestrian traffic. Joplin, Main Street. Gateway to playgrounds. Wooded shoreline as seen from a moving boat - three men and a dog on a small pier - cottages on shore - dead trees in the lake. Lake Taneycomo. Sheppard of the Hills Country. Boat trip of 18.5 miles. Power dam and falls - close-up of falls - oil derricks. [1916] c. Oil derricks off shore.Wwooded mountain slopes, mountain range in background - valley as seen from a mountain top - mountain slopes - steep and rocky mountain slope - horse-drawn wagon ascends mountain trail. [1920] d. Railroad passenger train with sign on car, ‘…Inaugural Special…Nogales, Douglas, Phoenix, Tucson,’ at railroad station - Mexican men and boys on bank beside train - group of officials at railroad station, men wave hats - group of men on a street, two men embrace - passersby wave to cameraman - large cathedral with people in court in foreground, group of officials, introductions are performed and people shake hands - view along a Mexican city street down a hill with a church on one side of the street - street with Mexicans in native costume, tourists - automobile driving along a narrow street - view of hills surrounding a settlement - church steeple - Mexican men and women at a street corner, tourists in automobile drive by - sidewalk markets as same tourists in automobile drive by - railroad freight train travels through foothills, view of train from end of train - snowcapped mountain peaks. [1920]

This film provides a tour of Yellowstone National Park. It beings at the park's north entrance and takes the viewer around Yellowstone via Grand Loop Road. It shows geysers and many animals including: deer, elk, bears, bison, badgers, golden eagles and beavers.

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Hotel Statler dining room with diners and waiters - menu - ‘Hotel Statler, A La Carte.’ “The big hotel kitchen would delight the housewife’s heart. Here culinary capability reaches its zenith and cleanliness is ‘on every hand.’” Hotel cooks and waiters - food preparation - kitchen worker handles chickens - cook makes sandwiches. “The chef and his aides are a jolly crew.” Hotel chef and his staff. “Dainty salads that are a delight and are good to look upon.” “Luscious viands fit for a King.” Cake with basket of flowers - large roast - chef inspects pastry trays. “All work is carefully inspected by the chef.” Chef escorts member of camera crew. “Big bake ovens where hot rolls are baked by the bushel.” Rolls are raked out of hotel kitchen ovens into boxes. “The butcher shop -- headquarters for planked steaks and tenderloins.” Hotel butcher shop with workers cooking meat and carving chicken. “Discipline in the kitchen is very efficient, even the cream is ‘whipped’ by machinery.” Cream whipping machine and coffee maker. “The ice cream chef is an artist whose fame tickles the palate, rearing artistic shapes in ices and creams.” “Waiters checking individual orders.” Hotel dish-washers at work - views of dining room and guests. [1916] b. Views of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Automobile and streetcar traffic. “The main streets running north and south are numbered, while those running east and west were formerly named after trees and shrubs indigenous to the community. Thus we have Chestnut Street (looking west from 11th Street).” Hanscom’s Restaurant. “The U.S. Post Office at the corner of Ninth and Chestnut Streets. The building is an excellent example of Romanesque architecture, was more than 10 years in building and cost $8,000,000.” Pedestrian traffic. “Statue of George Washington in front of Independence Hall.” “Belleview-Stratford Hotel.” Pumping station, Schuylkill River, with low dam across Schuylkill River. “Washington Monument at the Green Street entrance to Fairmont Park. Erected in 1396 by the Pennsylvania Society of Cincinnati and unveiled by President McKinley in May 1897.” Sign, ‘Erected by the Washington Monument Association of the First School District of Pennsylvania, July 4, 1869.’ “Marguerite Tower and old Fairmount Water Works now converted into an aquarium.” Seals feeding - Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. “Feeding the pigeons on the City Hall Plaza.” Horse-drawn wagon traffic. “Looking up at the City Hall tower from the City Hall courtyard.” “The Metropolitan Opera House.” “A view on Broad Street showing the Philadelphia system of parking automobiles.” Policeman directs traffic. [1915]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “A visit to the Ford Airport at Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A., where Stout metal airplanes are made.” “Detroit -- Motor Capital of America.” “Dearborn, suburb of Detroit.” Aerial view. “The men behind the plane -- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and W.B. Mayo.” “Some prominent people they meet at the Ford Airport.” “Colonel Lindbergh.” “Baron Von Huenifeld.” “Mr. Edsel Ford.” “Major Fitzmaurice.” “Captain Koehl.” [1927] b. The New Ford 11. “The Ford gravity feed fuel system enables you to operate as long as you have a drop of gasoline in supply tank.” “In 5 minutes and 31 seconds the new Ford was over the top traveling 35 miles an hour.” “North or south, hot or cold, the new Ford’s performance is a certainty.” Model A Fords on snowy mountain road approach lodge - close-up of front of car - sign on building, ‘Mount Rainier National Park, Nisqually Entrance.’ [1927] c. “The fledgling takes its Baptismal flight.” Ford Tri-Motor plane of ‘S.A.F.E.way Airlines’ taxiing to runway. “Taking delivery.” Group by plane - some get in - plane taking off. “In operation - on air routes and airports throughout America.” Footage of man’s feet and legs walking through mud. [1929] d. “The new Ford is a real hill climber.” Steep road. “As easy and certain in hill climbing as a burro. This is the highest point in Pittsburgh.” “A positive test for brakes.” Car-driven down hillside onto road. “The 3.2 miles of highway at Summit Mountain, Uniontown, Penn., a maximum grade of 9.56%.” Car passes ‘Mountain Garage,’ proceeds up hill. “Mr. J.H. Dunn, member of the A.A.A. contest board finds the motor normal after a hard run.” Man inspecting motor of car. “This time a closed car makes the trip on high, topping the summit at 30 miles per hour.” “Summit Mountain is one of the most difficult grades in the Alleghenies.” [1927] e. (‘Ford Airport. No. 4’ written on film) - interior of plane plant - workers constructing Tri-Motor framework. “Metal jigs assure absolute accuracy and interchangeability.” Workers setting up frames. “Gas tanks are aluminum welded.” Close-up of tank - worker welding metal tubing - worker welding to motor housing. “The body of the plane takes form on the final assembly, fuselage jigs, in the center of the plant.” Workers assembling framework of fuselage, rivet covering to frame. “While the wings grow on jigs paralleling the fuselage assembly.” Workers assembling framework. “Main wing spars.” Workers assembling framework, mounting parts, operating machinery. “Installation of electrical riveting machines at final assembly jig for center section spar.” “Wing tip jig made vertical to conserve floor space.” Framework - workers install metal covering. “About to set the center section on the fuselage.” “Part Two will follow immediately.” [1927]