NARA Collection fc — Collection fc

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Garden, roses in bloom. “A new variety of walnut.” “This tree is but six years old, having attained its growth in a quarter the time it takes the common walnut to grow as large.” “A corner in the experimental garden.” Greenhouse and garden. “The Monkey Puzzle pine tree. Introduced from South America. A perfect specimen noted for its symmetry.” [1917] b. “The total area of forest land of the United States is 545,000,000 acres…note the annual cut is three times the growth.” Logs are loaded onto flatcar. “The logging locomotive is built on the three four wheel center bearing swiveled trucks.” Locomotives in mountains - details of driving mechanism at work. “The logs are carried to the mills and placed in ‘booms’ (a liquid warehouse) from which they are selected by the mill.” Men rolling logs in boom - log is rolled into conveyor lift to mill. [1917] c. “California missions. In 1542 California was discovered by Don Jaun Rodriguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese navigator, who successfully coursed its treacherous coast without chart or sextant.” Automobile is driven over open country - rocky sea shore. Man examines mast of Chinese Junk off Santa Catalina Island. City street - crowds on sidewalks - automobile traffic. Cars on mountain road. Man mixing meal with wooden pestle in wooden bowl. [1917] d. Waterfall - tourists go up and down stairs on side or canyon wall, waterfall - tourists and burro at bottom of canyon. “The stream at Seven Falls has cut the deep gorge we have just passed.” “Walking through a granite gorge near Denver, guarded by the Pillars of Hercules, 1000 feet high.” “West of the foothills is the steep slope of the Rockies. Rivers have cut deep gorges in it. Travel on this slope is difficult.” Man walks over deeply eroded rock formation - foot bridge over railroad track in canyon - rock formation resembling silhouette of face - mountain tunnel - mountain lodge. “The Spanish peaks in the Sangre de Cristo range are old volcanoes.” “The smooth plains extend eastward from the foothills.” Winding roads through foothills - mountain range from a distance. [1917] e. Panorama of city from high point - street in business district, streetcar, pedestrian, automobile traffic - sign on building, ‘Kaufmann Co. Millinery’ - policemen at traffic control booth in intersection - outdoor florist shop. “The Governor’s Mansion and the State Library in Capitol Square.” “The White House of the Confederacy -- now occupied by the Virginia Historical Society.” “Relics of the old Navy. The propeller shaft is from the ‘Merrimac,’ the first Ironclad…” “And the next day it rained.” Rain on a downtown street - traffic - Capitol. “The City Hall, a handsome structure of granite facing Capitol Square.” “Three Chopt Road and Virginia Country Club…” Large houses in rolling country side. “The pumping station, well-guarded from German Plotters.” Water gushing through spillways - soldiers on walkway. “Veterans of the great Civil War.” Veterans gather outside ‘Fleming Hall, R.S. Lee Company, Veterans Home,’ pose with Civil War artillery. “Jefferson Davis monument.” “Monument Avenue. Cannon in the foreground marks the inner line of breastworks for the defense of Richmond during the Civil War.” “St. John Episcopal Church.” “Soldiers and Sailors monument.” “Old house used as the Headquarters of Washington and Lafayette in the Revolution.” “The falls of the James River. In the foreground are the Tredegar Iron Works engaged extensively in the Civil War in the manufacture of munitions and cannon.” “Monument in Hollywood Cemetery, marking the spot where 18,000 Confederate soldiers are buried.” “Scenes around Seven Pines. It was here that severe fighting took place for the capture of Richmond. The old breastworks are plainly visible and the trees still bear the marks of shell fire.” [1917] f. “Mount Rainier is the most accessible wonder mountain on the globe. Rising three miles into the air from evergreen forests it is easily reached in five hours by train or auto from Seattle or Tacoma over ideal scenic routes. Entering Rainier National Park.” Car on mountain road. “Our first night in the park was spent in the open at National Park Inn six miles from the entrance…” Tents, tourists. “Looking back through Nisqually Canyon cut in twain by the Nisqually River born in the glaciers nearby.” Views of snow covered mountainside - climbing party on snowy mountain - panorama of surrounding mountains. “Terraced effect of Nisqually Glacier caused by the movement of the glacier down a steep and irregular slope.” Man chops ice. [1917] g. “Atlanta is the capital of Georgia.” Panorama of business district. “Post office and U.S. Customs.” “State Capitol.” “And this is the Terminal Station.” Automobile and pedestrian traffic. “Where ‘Milady’ goes a shopping.” Business district - streetcar, automobile, pedestrian traffic- sign, ‘For Sale, Peachtree Arcade.’ [1917]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Adventure Bound!, Part One. Ford Motor Company promotional film. “With the Rainbow Bridge -- Monument Valley Expedition.” View of ships at South Pole - camels moving across desert - airplane in flight over city - diver descending in ocean - map of United States - close-up of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico showing Monument Valley area - panorama of Monument Valley area - Ford car driven through desert area - view of gorges in Monument Valley - Ford station wagons parked on college campus, boys getting into station wagons - caravan of station wagons leaving campus - caravan crossing large bridge - views of caravan on desert road, mountain road - views of southwest scenery - caravan of station wagons converging on camp, other station wagons and people - group posing - wrinkled, sun scarred John Webber, veteran trader, talking with group - boys loading burros in back of stake-body truck - truck and station wagon caravan moving through rough, rocky country, caravan moving through desert, El Capitan rock in background - view of El Capitan - views of owl-shaped rock - views of the Three Sisters, the Totem Pole - truck moving over rocky ground - caravan moving along stream bed, mountains in background - boys digging under truck stuck in sand - caravan moving through rocky, mountainous country - boys setting up folding boats on bank of Colorado River - views of boats on river, shooting rapids, paddling in smooth water - view of camp, boats turned over to be used as shelter - boys sliding down sand bank into water on air mattresses, floating and playing in water - boys launching boats - view of boats and river from high pinnacle - views of base camp, burros, close-ups of explorers - boy giving another a haircut - boy taking shower - washing clothes in wheelbarrow - views of Navajo Indians, close-ups of Indians, clothing and jewelry - view of Navajo summer home - Hogan - Navajo woman grinding corn - Navajo woman spinning and weaving - woman with baby in cradle board - station wagon descending into sandy gorge. [1937]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Adventure Bound! Ford Motor Company promotional film. “With the Rainbow Bridge -- Monument Valley Expedition.” View of ships at South Pole - camels moving across desert - airplane in flight over city - diver descending in ocean - map of United States - close-up of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico showing Monument Valley area - panorama of Monument Valley area - Ford car driven through desert area - view of gorges in Monument Valley - Ford station wagons parked on college campus, boys getting into station wagons - caravan of station wagons leaving campus - caravan crossing large bridge - views of caravan on desert road, mountain road - views of southwest scenery - caravan of station wagons converging on camp, other station wagons and people - group posing - wrinkled, sun scarred John Webber, veteran trader, talking with group - boys loading burros in back of stake-body truck - truck and station wagon caravan moving through rough, rocky country, caravan moving through desert, El Capitan rock in background - view of El Capitan - views of owl-shaped rock - views of the Three Sisters, the Totem Pole - truck moving over rocky ground - caravan moving along stream bed, mountains in background - boys digging under truck stuck in sand - caravan moving through rocky, mountainous country - boys setting up folding boats on bank of Colorado River - views of boats on river, shooting rapids, paddling in smooth water - view of camp, boats turned over to be used as shelter - boys sliding down sand bank into water on air mattresses, floating and playing in water - boys launching boats - view of boats and river from high pinnacle - views of base camp, burros, close-ups of explorers - boy giving another a haircut - boy taking shower - washing clothes in wheelbarrow - views of Navajo Indians, close-ups of Indians, clothing and jewelry - view of Navajo summer home - Hogan - Navajo woman grinding corn - Navajo woman spinning and weaving - woman with baby in cradle board - station wagon descending into sandy gorge. A station wagon driven downhill. [1937]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Wheat is a grass plant which has been grown for bread since civilization began. More than one third of the human race live upon wheat.” Wheat field. “The best wheat soil is a light clay loam as in the prairies and in the Dakotas. The wheat soil was formerly plowed with horses.” Horses pulling a plow. “The plowing is more easily done with the iron horse.” Ford tractor drawn plow. “With the power plow, the soil is quickly prepared at the right time and pulverized by the harrow.” Ford tractor drawn harrow. “Formerly wheat was sown by hand, the seed carried in a bag on the left arm and with the right hand it was scattered on the ground.” Farmer hand-sowing wheat. “When the soil is mellow, the tractor sows the wheat with the seed drill. No seed is wasted, it is covered evenly.” “The winter wheat is sown in the fall, about October. The spring wheat in March.” Map showing spring wheat in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, eastern Wyoming and Montana, and southern Canada; winter wheat in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and eastern Colorado. “The Canadian thistle is a pest to wheat, for it spreads rapidly and causes much trouble in threshing. It also gets into the wheat and may be resown when the wheat is planted.” “The wheat is ready for harvesting in July.” “Formerly the wheat was cut by the cradle. This man harvests about three acres a day.” Farmer using hand cradle to cut wheat. “Each bundle is tied with a twisted rope of straw.” “This hand labor has been replaced by the binder, invented in 1851. It cuts and binds into bundles about 15 acres of wheat each day.” Horse-drawn wheat binder. “The binder drawn by the tractor harvests twice the amount of wheat at less cost.” “The wheat is ‘shocked,’ eight to ten bundles in each shock.” Agricultural laborers shock wheat. “The grain will sprout if left standing too long in the shock. It must be stacked or threshed.” “Pitching bundles on the wagon.” Tractor drawn wagon loaded by laborers. “The wheat is stacked to await the thresher.” “On the large farms, the grain is drawn direct to the threshing machine.” Power driven threshing machine in operation. “Each bundle is pitched into the thresher, where the straw and chaff is separated from the grain.” “This is the wheat when it goes into the thresher.” “This is the wheat after threshing.” “Wheat grains.” “Chaff.” “Straw.” “The straw and chaff are blown through this pipe to the stack. Boys once had to climb on the straw stack and work in the dust to keep it away from the thresher.” “The blower carries away the straw, as the golden grain fills the sacks.” “The trucks carry the wheat to the grain barn or the elevator.” “Each elevator will hold a million bushels or the crop from 200 farms 250 acres each.” Trucks unload sacks of wheat at grain elevator. “About 4½ bushels of wheat make one barrel of flour.” Illustration. “One barrel of flour will make 300 loaves of bread, which is the amount of bread each adult consumes in one year.” “Formerly to make wheat into flour it was ground between two stones.” Indian woman stone grinding grain. “In pioneer days a water power grist-mill was on every stream.” Grist mill located on a stream. “Two heavy mill stones grind the wheat into flour.” Mill stones in operation. “The modern flour mill contains no mill stones. The wheat is crushed between steel rollers. This mill makes 15,000 barrels of flour each day.” “Before going to the grinders the grains of wheat are cleaned and moistened with water. This causes the hull to be easily removed.” “After about five grinding processes the wheat becomes flour.” Wheat grinding processes. “From the grinders the flour is run through pipe conductors to the sacking machines.” Worker operates flour sacking machinery. “Behind each loaf there are acres of grain and days of toil; the iron horse and tireless mill carry and grind our daily bread.” [1922]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: All Out for Baseball! Part One. Aerial view of crowds on street - crowds entering ballpark - views of crowded ballpark - views of baseball game in progress - views of kids, people in stands - view of sandlot game - Mr. Dan Sauers behind desk in office, speaking about American Legion Baseball Program - view of American Legion game - boy showing proper batting stance - batter hitting teed ball - pitching motion in slow motion - second baseman throwing ball - views of infield practice - fielder practicing throwing - practice game in progress - scrapbook and newspaper clippings - boys receiving trophies - bands marching on field at Jr. World Series. [1947]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Traveling west from Palm Beach we reach the Everglades. Here a short while back alligators could be found by the hundreds, but today few of these great reptiles remain.” “With the early streaks of morning light our camp is hastily broken up.” View of hut in Everglades, Seminole Indian in costume stirring fire - man and Indian leaving hut, walking away from campsite. “Forward to the boat.” Man and Indian walking through jungle, man carrying shotgun, Indian carrying long oars - man and Indian climbing into dugout canoe, Indian poling from rear. “Armed with shotgun and pole our hunters shove off.” Man and Indian moving down stream in boat. “Lithe, powerful, fearless -- alert.” Dugout moving downstream, man in bow scanning water’s edge. “With ceaseless strokes the frail craft skims over the muddy surface.” Boat moving down stream. “A lily pad does not hinder our progress.” Boat moving through water lilies. “Curious.” Boat pulling into shore, man in bow beating weeds on shore, stepping onto shore. “Laid in conically shaped nests made of decayed vegetation. We were informed that 30 eggs were the average number to be found in a nest.” Man brushing away leaves over nest, placing eggs in his shirt, climbing back into boat. “Now for the ‘layer.’” Boat moving on stream. “Mama gator spends most of her time at the neighbor’s basking in the sun and endeavoring to look as attractive as possible.” View of alligators lying on shore in sun - alligator moving through underbrush. “Each stroke brings its heart throb. Each rustle its expectancy.” Boat moving down stream - alligator on shore entering water. “No time for hesitation -- just act.” Man diving from boat into water, wrestling with alligator. “One last effort.” Man placing alligator in dugout, climbing in, holding gator around neck - front view of alligator in boat, man holding his mouth shut - Indian poling boat away. “His new home and master.” View of house on bank of river, boat moving by - man in pit wrestling with alligator - man opening gator’s mouth showing teeth to camera - view of alligator eating. “Here the alligator is prevented from becoming exterminated.” Views of many alligators in pens - view of nest in Everglades, eggs. [1920]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “It has long been conceded that America produces the finest automobiles in the world.” “American tourists are always agreeably surprised at finding their own country so well represented in the cars met on the highways and parked at the finer hotels.” Men in rear of chauffeur driven car leaving building, people standing on porch. “When the tariff of other countries permits, American quality cars are sold to the discriminating buyer.” Cars parked on field - polo ponies being led around field past grandstand - polo game - polo player changing horses near parked cars. “One of America’s motor car factories where such a car is made.” View of Lincoln plant - people entering building - group touring plant. “Milling joint face for main crankshaft bearing caps.” Milling machinery in operation. (Appropriate pictures for the following captions.) “Grinding the cylinder bore.” “From a rough forging the fly wheel is machined and the teeth hobbed for engagement of starter gear.” “Measuring back lash or thickness of teeth.” “Making a camshaft from a solid bar.” Worker holding bar of metal. “All bearings are lubricated through the passage drilled by the rifle drilling machine.” “Grinding cams after hardening.” “Testing hardness of cam and bearing surfaces -- with Scleroscope.” “Testing concentricity of bearings and sight test for linear relation of cam and bearings.” “Inspecting crankshaft.” “Balancing crankshaft to remove all cause for vibration at high speed.” “Placing the bearing and crankshaft.” “Placing assembled camshaft.” “Assembling the main bearing oil lead pipes and placing the main bearing bolt locking device.” “Assembling pump and generator driving shaft.” “Assembling and testing cam slides. They must fall of their own weight.” “Placing cylinder block.” “Revolving the crankshaft to show relative movements of parts assembled.” “The oil screen and oil pan are placed in their respective positions.” “Testing completed motor.” “The completed motor when tested can easily be revolved by hand.” “Machining and inspecting the teeth in clutch driver.” “Assembling sliding speed gears and universal joint.” “Testing complete transmission in ‘quiet room.’” “Assembling completed transmission to the motor.” “Placing frame and fastening to front and rear wheel assembly.” Workers swinging frame into place, lowering with crane onto wheels. “Placing the engine.” Engine being lowered onto frame - shutters on radiator opening and closing. “An excellent road test is next given the new motors and chassis.” Cars being pushed off assembly line - being driven over rough road outside plant. “Giving the chassis its final coat of varnish after which it is dried in an electrically heated oven.” Worker spraying chassis - chassis being pushed along assembly line. “The excellent body finish of high grade cars is obtained after 6 weeks in the paint shop.” Worker touching up paint. “Assembling body to chassis.” Body being lowered over chassis. “By this novel imitation of rough road travel the most remote squeak is brought forth and silenced.” Car being shaken on machine. “The experimental engineering department gives this car some real stunts to perform.” Car being driven over rough hill. “The final road test is a big step taken to ensure mechanical perfection.” Car being driven over rough road outside plant - cars lined up inside plant. “Quality cars are enjoying extensive use in foreign countries.” Cars being crated for shipping - car being driven into boxcar. “Here the discrete buyer may, at leisure, inspect his purchase.” Showroom. [1923]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Have you ever been to Coney? -- No? Well then you’ve missed half of the fun in this old world for Coney is where they manufacture it. Fun in large packages or small, for grown up or growing ups -- it’s the place to play for a day.” View of wide street, large buildings, traffic, automobile, pedestrian, traffic, lamp posts along street - view of people walking down store-lined and concession-lined street, accelerated action - large round tilting and revolving structure with cars moving along outside track, close-up of ride, elephant walking through foreground, people entering cars, ride in operation - cars swinging from long cables - cars being swung around corners. [1918]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Initiation of candidates by 40/8 ritual teams from Voiture 102.” “1500 recruits take the obligation of the American Legion.” “Color bearers mark the ceremony’s commencement.” Uniformed color bearers on field, spectators in background - close-up of color bearers and flag - band. “Prayer.” “The Mayor introduces Senator Davis of Pennsylvania.” Men speaking. “Mayor Carey talks on the advantage of the Legion to the community.” The Mayor speaking at the podium. “Pittinger Squadron Drum and Bugle Corps.” Corps marching on field. “Faust Glee Club.” Men singing. “Recruits follow the band in review.” Close-up of men marching. “Invocation.” “An address on ‘Loyalty.’” “On ‘Justice.’” “On ‘Democracy.’” “On ‘Liberty.’” “Recruits take the oath.” Recruits raising right hands, taking oath. “Now, full-fledged Legionnaires.” View of Legionnaires. “The End.” [1935]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Incomplete documentary on the history of Ford cars, mass production techniques, and effect of the car on American life. Title graphic over wheel of horse-drawn buggy - three people in buggy moving down country road - old house - doctor and lady on house porch - doctor getting into buggy - buggy passing church - buggy arriving at train station - actor playing Henry Ford walking, waiting for train - empty train tracks - pre-automobile NYC street scenes - people at amusement park - beach scenes - bicycles travel on dirt road - ‘Ford’ working on Quadricycle in shop - ‘Ford’ and Quadricycle making night time trail run - car being pulled along country road by horse, couple sitting in car - another early car breaks down on road - a sail wagon in action - men working on Ford’s racing car “999” - Barney Oldfield speeding the “999” around wooden track [1902] - city streets with horse and auto traffic - Ford Company payroll book - Ford Model A [1903] driving up to house, engine cranked, driving away - farmer watching car pass by - ‘Ford’ figuring how to cuts - interior of early automobile factory, frames on saw horses, workers - workers assembling cars - close-up of worker - workers attaching various parts including gas tank, steering wheel and column, horn - man tying rope to chassis, pulling chassis along assembly line, ‘Henry Ford’ timing operation - workers assembling car - more advanced assembly line, wheels in tracks, worker pushing car frames, worker attaching parts - workers on sub-assembly line, one worker attaching one part, passing it to next worker - wheel part fed to workers by gravity lines - radiators, engines, fenders and other parts on moving conveyor belts - views of assembly line - Model T driving on muddy road - Ford truck stuck on mud - views of road construction - cars driving down wide paved road - city scenes with cars and trucks - doctor’s Model T pulls up to house - cars on country roads - people and cars in National Parks - family picnicking beside lake - camping in Model T - beach scenes - Model T motoring across stream, through rutted street and snow, on railroad tracks and driven along large water pipe - views of Ford factory at work - Henry Ford posing in front of house at Fair Lane - Ford works on steam engine - Ford driving tractor - Ford talking with others in office - Ford family wishing son Edsel and friends as they begin transcontinental trip by car [1915] - Ford dancing - Ford camping activities with Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison and John Burroughs - Burroughs starting and driving away in Model T - more camping scenes - Henry and Edsel Ford at camp, factory, and on Quadricycle - photo of Henry Ford - views of the Lincoln automobile - assembly of the 15 Millionth Ford [Model T, 1927] - Henry and Edsel in 15,000,000th - views of old Model T’s scrapped at factory - [color footage starts] 1940’s and early 1950’s cars on roads - farmer on tractor - Ford station wagon in driveway - apartment buildings - grade school, kids and busses - oil field - city buildings - modern Ford passing Model T on road - diving over bridge. [1953]