NARA Collection fc — Collection fc

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Panoramic view of campsite. “Pikers have their ups and downs.” View of city and river from high building, small U.S. flags in foreground. “Not directed by Mack Sennett but by Captain W.S. Gilbreath.” Man directing band, soldier runs up, takes baton from director, begins to dance and lead band, pulls out gun, shoots drummer, two band members jump him - band members holding soldier, laughing and posing. “Pikers provide their own light for storytelling.” Generator on back of truck, workers hooking up lines. “To a Piker there is no music sweeter than the ding, ding, ding of the dinner bell.” Group of women standing in front of castle-type building, waving, men run up - views of them eating. “Fame of the Pikers spreads far and near. These veterans walked 20 miles to welcome them.” Two men with beards sitting on wagon, women and children behind them. “Major F.C. Hacox, U.S.A., fails in his attempt to establish a guard house.” Man behind gate, begins to riot, Army guard tries to keep order, they escape. “Horatio S. Earle says he’s the homeliest man in Michigan but they built him a monument because he tries to make roads improve in looks.” Man standing by stone monument, plaque, ‘Terminus West Michigan Pike’ - Earle and three others by monument. “So this is Lansing, capital of Michigan! Governor and everybody welcome Pikers.” Parade of bands, cars and trucks - Ford Motor Band, band on steps of building - women waving from flag draped balcony - view of crowds on grounds of building. [1921] b. Railroad coal car backs into factory - coal is dumped onto endless belt - man opens hopper on car. “The radiator department.” Workers at assembly line - man testing piston for size - assembly line of pistons. [1917]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. View across open field to trees, mountains in background - man and woman pose, man waves his cowboy hat - views of mesas, buttes, prairies, railroad tracks from a train - woman looking out train window at countryside - mountain trail with rock formation in background - two men pan for gold in small stream - close-up of pan. [1920] b. Large flower garden - close-up of rose - man’s hand holds rose - Burbank walks through flower bed, examines plants - close-ups of plants, leaves, buds, and flowers. [1917] c. Irrigation and Gold Panning, Arizona. Burro standing under willow trees - small stream - observation tower on roof of single room building - irrigated fields - base of observation tower with water running from pipe - two men panning for gold in small stream - man handles nuggets in pan - church building - adobe hut - women walk along adobe building.[1920] d. Capitol building in Austin, Texas - views of the Red Cross Totem Pole at the Capitol - business district - Governor’s mansion, tourists on front lawn - dam, tourists walk along bank of Colorado River of Texas, water. [1920] e. Views across water with mountains in background, photographed May 24, 1920. Walls of dam - view from top of dam - highway on top of dam, automobile drives across top - river rapids - turbulent water, whirlpool - dam viewed from base - cascading water - view of falls, pig feeding on bank. [1920] f. River view, suspension bridge, mountains, approaching the bridge on water, Lake Taneycomo. Tourists on dock board riverboat, small boats tied up to dock - riverboat pulls away from shore - passing boats on river, riverboat goes under bridge - view from pilot’s cabin - wooded shoreline - cabin on shore, passing riverboats, scenery. [1920]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Phoenix, Arizona, Roosevelt Dam. Rock formations - the dam - Colorado River - dam from downstream - aerial views of dam - dam from downstream - spillway - tourists playing in water - two girls in bathing suits take shower - mountains - - man pulls self across stream on log suspended from rope - views of rock out-croppings, tourists climb toward rocks - cliff - buffalo herd grazing on a plain - Indian design on snakeskin. Apache Trail. Spillway - high tension tower on a cliff - spillway, spraying water obscures view of dam and rocks - dam and spillway. Roosevelt Dam near Phoenix. Views of Little Rock, Arkansas. River and palisades swimmers in shallow water, rowboat - views of river and palisades - desert ground and rocks - two men bathing in tree shaded stream - Yucca plants in bloom, Piñon pine trees - views of rock formations and desert trees - men climbing rocks - car going along dirt road in cut between high rocks - hillside, bearded man sets off explosives charge - two men walking on hillside - workers with teams of horses on hillside - horse-drawn vehicle on dirt road on side of cliff - road winding along hillside - heavy highway construction equipment - tractor-drawn road grader in operation - highway construction workers in Prescott, Yavapai County.[1920] b. Oil derrick - steam shooting out of pipe at sides of base - oil geyser - workers at base of derrick - spectators near water tank - man climbs ladder to top of tank - horse-drawn wagons carrying pipe and automobiles on street of settlement, building sign, ‘Lucy’ - equipment and workers at base of oil derrick. [1920]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Ford-built M-8 "Greyhound"light armored cars on road - armored cars being driven over rough terrain. [1944] b. Robot bomb testing. Production of the Ford produced PJ-31 pulsejet power plant for the JB-2 “Loon” flying bomb began in January, 1945. Views of Ford made "robot bomb" engine being tested. [1945]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “In the suburbs.” Automobile traffic and horse-drawn wagon - residential area with large homes. “Immense cotton warehouses, 300,000 bales. Requisitioned by the government as a commissary depot.” Aerial view of warehouse. “Grant Park. 144 acres of fairyland in the heart of the city. Here come the Atlantians for rest and recreation.” Woods, drives, water, and swans. “East Lake Club House and Golf Course.” “Atlanta maintains 69 public schools -- 4 high schools, 6 night schools, 45 white grammar schools, and 14 Negro schools -- the Georgia School of Technology.” “Agnes Scott College for girls.” “Guard mount at Fort McPherson.” Army bugler - arms inspection - troop review. Unidentified monument. “Some of the survivors of the Battle of Atlanta.” Confederate Soldiers Home - veterans on veranda - Civil War guns. “Marietta National Cemetery. 10,132 Union soldiers are buried here.” “Bobby Burns’ cottage. Home of the Burns Club and an exact replica of the poet’s home.” “A general view of federal prison.” “The latest in cells. Recommended by President Wilson as a more fitting confinement for enemy aliens than comfortable detention camps -- so say we all of us.” Cell block. [1917] b. “Colorado Springs is a noted health resort in the foothills.” Automobile traffic in business district. “The Sangro de Cristo are the southern ranges of the Rockies.” “Glacier National Park with beautiful lakes, rugged peaks and massive mountains is the Switzerland of America.” “Early pioneers and travelers came across the plains to Denver. The top figure is the famous western guide Kit Carson.” Monument. “On the crest of the Rockies, it is too cold for timber to grow. Note the size and kind of trees at the timberline .” “Long’s in Rocky Mountain Park is 14,266 feet and is one of thirty high peaks in Colorado.” “The Capitol steps in Denver are just one mile above the sea. The clearness of the air enables one to see mountain ranges fifty to one hundred miles distant.” Panorama of Denver skyline, locomotive. “Falls and canyons are found where the mountain streams come down from the Rockies to the foot Hills.” [1917] c. Motorcade of tourists leaves for trip. “Our journey to the ‘Big Trees’ led us a picturesque route through the California Mountains.” “The old town of Mariposa, a relic of the gold rush in ‘49.’” Church - sign, ‘Erected 1854.’ “Some of the trees are large enough to accommodate a stagecoach and in one place a tunnel for the road has been cut through a tree.” Redwoods. [1917] d. “The ‘tail’ of a shirt is in other words the story of a modern laundry. The business of ‘taking in washing’ in these United States has assumed immense proportions, employing 200,000 persons. While Chicago is credited with the largest annual wash -- there’s a reason.” Delivery man picks up bundle at housewife’s door - trucks deliver wash to laundry. “The wash is then fed into electrically driven washing machines.” Commercial washing machines in operation. “Drying is accomplished by a hydro-extractor revolving at high speed.” “After which they pass to the drying drum.” Basket labeled, ‘Palace Model Laundry.’ Women operate large mangles. “Starching.” Girl runs collar and cuff starching machine - racks of shirts. “Dampening and Ironing.” Dampening machine and ironing equipment in operation. “Torn garments are mended and missing buttons replaced.” Sewing machines - washing machines again - ironing collars - racks of collars - ironed collars are fed through humidifying machine and through finishing and shaping machines - baskets of finished collars. “Assorting and assembling.” “Saturday afternoon.” Laundry delivery trucks are loaded - laundry is returned to housewife. [1917]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Views of crowd in snow-covered field, looking at farm implements on display, cars parked in background . Auction Sale of Ford Farm Implements, Feb. 6, 1929. Views of crowd, auctioneer, barn in background - man on wagon handing wrapped sandwiches to spectators - snow-covered field, implements, crowd - crowd around and on threshing machines with ‘Port Huron’ on blower pipes, house in background - auctioneer on platform on wheels is moved from place to place by crowd pushing him. [1928] b. Man beside railroad station marked ‘Smiths Creek,’ tracks in foreground - train passing - tiny business district, pedestrian traffic, parked automobiles and horse-drawn wagon - automobile moving back and forth, stopping, small boy getting out, posing - camera on tripod, baggage beside it on ground - repeat of small boy stopping and getting out of car - group of men lounging around parked car (small boy occasionally sticking face up close to camera and blotting out scene during above) - people coming and going - several boys pausing to look into camera - car backing out of parking space. [1928] c. Auctioneer above crowd around ‘Port Huron’ threshing machines, on snow-covered field - crowd pushing auctioneer to another spot. [1929] d. Group of men including Henry and Edsel Ford leaving building, posing in front of it - one man shaking hands with everybody - Henry Ford posing with two men, one holding papers, others join the group - group posing - group reentering building . [1929]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Man sitting at desk in cluttered office, receives call from boss, calls in worker to tidy up office, boss enters, they shake hands, sit down and talk, man shows boss some papers, boss points out untidiness of office, he tears advertisement off front of desk, they walk out - man enters auto parts sales room, looks for salesman, dirty salesman comes out, takes order, gets radiator, customer signs sales slip, salesman hands customer radiator without wrapping it, slaps sales slip down on spindle, walks off - boss and man enter dirty repair shop, they watch workers - floor plan of auto repair shop drawn on blackboard. [1924]

This film chronicles a surgical procedure by Dr. W. T. Garretson, Maryland, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) at the Henry Ford Hospital.

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Several men posing in turn, close-ups of their faces as they demonstrate ability to move eyes - two men, hands holding one eye of each open. [1926] b. Looking down on Boardwalk and beach, crowds - beach-bathers, business district in background - bathers in surf, on beach - looking down on Boardwalk - crowded Boardwalk, pedestrian traffic - tourists watching beach from railing on Boardwalk - chair car traffic on Boardwalk. “Life-size baby buggies help the picture -- and the gout.” Chair car, pedestrian traffic, sailors and a soldier. [1918]

This film chronicles a surgical procedure by Dr. W. T. Garretson, Maryland, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) at the Henry Ford Hospital.

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Automobile and truck on country road - train - passengers and driver jumping out of car approaching railroad crossing - train hitting car, dragging wreckage. [1921] b. Automobile traffic on parkway moving through a residential area - streetcar and a train running on median strip. [1925] c. Automobile making left turn, forcing another car onto curb - automobile on country road. [1918] d. Automobile, pedestrian traffic at intersection in business district of city. [1937] e. Automobile, pedestrian, streetcar traffic on street outside plant, workers waiting for and boarding streetcars - plant interior, body assembly lines, workers - workers operating fender shaping machinery. [1927] f. Henry Ford with another man beside One Millionth Ford V-8, Edsel Ford in driver’s seat, June, 1934. Edsel and Henry Ford, and others with One Millionth. One Millionth V-8 on final assembly line. Henry and Edsel Ford watching final assembly. Several views of final assembly of One Millionth V-8, Henry and Edsel Ford. [1934] g. Test-driving Ford V-8 on rough test track, spectators (1938) - V-8 driven onto ramp under one side, driver getting out, men attempting to turn car over, test repeated, drivers and passengers remaining in cars, no car turned over in tests (1932) - family in Tudor Sedan on country road (1932) - different models of cars and trucks being driven out of plant (1932) - test driving V-8 on smooth track, rough track [1938]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Automobile and pedestrian traffic in residential area - car stops at curb, chauffeur gets out, opens door, passengers alight - other cars discharge passengers at same spot, drive away - reporters standing by car, talking to driver, take notes, car drives away. [1925] b. Captions only. May relate to title "Ford Tractor Converting Vanderbilt Estate Into a Golf Course (FC-FC-516). “Mr. E.H. Howard, contractor, also used a fleet of Fordsons for clearing and loading.” “The fleet of Fordsons.” “Watch this giant stump come out.” “Another large stump being removed; showing cable and tractor.” “The remains of the valley of the giants, stumps up to 50 inches in diameter were successfully removed.” “Another view of the valley of the giants.” “Compare stumps with size of man.” “Brush breaking.” “Leveling.” “Sanding the stumps.” “Dragging stumps to burning pit.” “Burning the stumps.” “Removal of small stumps.” “Sawing and splitting limbs for cordwood.” [1925]