NARA Collection fc — Collection fc

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Countryside - brush land - jungle - muddy road - rolling hilly brush land with scattered Paraná pines - railroad tracks through rolling country - cleared area, workers raking, hoeing, etc. [1930] b. “Fordson tractor distributors participate in maiden voyage of Ford Motor Company’s new parts barge, S.S. ‘Chester.’” Group posing on deck of barge. “This is one of a fleet of specially constructed ships used to transport parts from the Rouge plant through the Erie Canal to Atlantic seaboard branches, for export.” Group on barge, including Charles Sorensen, cranes in background, captain of barge with group. “Mr. Hutchins pointing in direction of Canada as the ship leaves Rouge plant. Mammoth crane can be seen in background.” Views of deck, groups standing around talking. “Messrs. Hutchins, Rice, and Davis decide not to sink distributors on this trip.” Three men - other groups on deck. “Going through Dix Avenue Bridge.” Open drawbridge as ship passes, bridge closing. “Introducing Messrs. W.C. Cowling, P.E. Martin, and C.E. Sorensen.” “Messrs. Sorensen and Martin inspect pilot house while Mr. Cowling stands guard outside.” Pilot house interior, men on bridge outside. “Captain Johnson, head of the Ford fleet, at the wheel.” “Three Southern distributors trying to agree.” Three men laughing, shaking hands. “Disembarking at Great Lake Engineering Co. pier.” Barge at dock, men on dock, boarding bus, building. “The End.” [1931]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a.“Henry Ford greets Trans-Atlantic flyers at Dearborn, Mich.” Edsel Ford with flyers walking on runway [Dr. Hermann Köhl (pilot), Baron Günther von Hünefeld (passenger), and Major James Fitzmaurice (navigator, co-pilot)] - group of men standing beside plane [5/17/28] - open cars leaving hangar, spectators outside - group including pilots of plane touring plant - men entering open cars - close-up of Edsel Ford talking to man - motorcade preceding alongside building. “Detroit News Editorial, ‘The efficiency in motor manufacture amazed the fliers.” Views of plant interior, workers, group including Henry Ford, Mr. Junkers, flyers, touring plant [5/18/28] - flyer leaning out of window to greet spectators - Junkers and two pilots wave from doorway of train - train pulling out, spectators - group including Edsel Ford - close-up of two men - group including Edsel Ford and flyers. [1928] b.Close-up of a tire being bounced off a metal cleat. [1927]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Children too small to come on streetcars are brought in busses under care of police department.” Bus stopping in front of house, policeman going to door, escorting child to bus - children entering school, bus stopping in school yard, policemen helping children from bus - woman talking in classroom. “Training the hand and the eye. Teaching imitation and self-control.” Children sitting around table playing with blocks. “A good test of total deafness.” Children sitting on chairs in circle around teacher, another woman coming up behind children and ringing hand bells, children paying no attention. “First step in teaching a deaf child to speak. He learns to control the breath by blowing out the candle.” Children and teacher blowing out candles. “He watches the teacher’s mouth and repeats what is said.” Teacher and student practicing in mirror. “Could you read the lips?” “‘Sound’ to a deaf child means vibrations. ‘Music’ to him means rhythmic vibrations as expressed in marching or dancing. ‘Feeling music.’” Children feeling piano and bass fiddle, marching in circle. “A bit of rhythm from Alabama.” Negro girl dancing. “Discovering her voice. The vibrations of the voice resemble those of a stringed instrument.” Teacher placing child’s hand first on bass fiddle then on her throat. “Learning the names of objects by watching the teacher’s lips.” Teacher and students in classroom, teacher naming object, student raising hands and pointing out named objects - teacher saying word, student writing it on blackboard. “Physical education. Developing the body as well as the mind.” Children dancing around piano. “Future Captains of Industry.” Children in classroom - boys in wood shop. “A most valuable training for any home.” Girls in kitchen learning to bake. “Advanced classes. The work here now approaches that of a child who hears.” Children in classroom reading from books. “America -- ‘My Country ’Tis of Thee.’” Children singing, saluting. “The End.” “He must learn to write as well as lip read and speak.” Teacher saying and showing objects to boy who in turn writes it on blackboard. “Some good lip reading.” Teacher giving instructions, children carrying them out. “Language. What time is it?” Teacher and children working with clock. “Geography lessons. Some more good lip reading.” Teacher and students working with globe - teacher naming different locations, students writing them on blackboard. “A close acquaintance with fractions.” Students putting fractions on blackboard as the teacher says them. [1921]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Children too small to come on street cars are brought in busses under care of Police Department.” Bus moving down snow-lined street, stopping in front of house, policeman going to door, child and policeman entering bus - children entering building - bus stopping in front of school, unloading children, policeman assisting - woman sitting behind desk speaking. “Would you like to visit our Day School for the Deaf? The pupils will be happy to show you their work in the classroom. Come with me and see them.” “Training the hand and the eye. Teaching imitation and self-control.” Children and teacher sitting at small tables, children playing with blocks. “A good test of total deafness.” Teacher and children sitting on small chairs, teacher showing pictures to children, other teacher standing behind children, ringing bell, children not responding. “First step in teaching a deaf child to speak. He learns to control the breath by blowing out the candle.” Teacher demonstrating how to blow out candle, teacher letting children blow out candle. “He watches the teacher’s mouth and repeats what is said.” Child and teacher sitting before mirror, child with one of his hands on teacher’s cheek, the other on his own cheek, teacher saying words, child imitating - close-up view of teacher’s mouth as she speaks. “Could you read the lips?” “‘Sound’ to a deaf child means vibrations. ‘Music’ to him means rhythmic vibrations as expressed in marching or dancing. ‘Feeling music.’” View of classroom with teacher at piano, man playing bass fiddle, children standing with hands touching piano - children clapping. “The rhythm of marching.” Children touching piano, teacher playing - children marching in circle. “A bit of rhythm from Alabama.” Negro girl dancing, teacher playing piano. “Discovering her voice. The vibrations of the voice resemble those of a stringed instrument.” Little girl standing beside man playing bass fiddle, teacher kneeling beside child, helping her to speak. “Learning the names of objects by watching the teacher’s lips.” Teacher in front of children in classroom, drawings on blackboard - teacher saying words and children pointing out objects drawn on blackboard. “We must learn to write, as well as lip read and speak.” Teacher and boy at blackboard - teacher saying letter of alphabet, boy pointing out letter on blackboard, then writing it himself - teacher holding ball and saying the word, boy writing ‘a ball’ on blackboard. “Some good lip reading.” Teacher standing before class, students reading teacher’s lips and performing tasks as directed. “Language. What time is it?” Teacher holding clock in front of class. “Geography lessons. Some more good lip reading.” Teacher in front of class, globe on chair, teacher asking questions, students pointing out answers on blackboard and then on globe - teacher speaking in front of blackboard, student writing ‘Virginia’ on board - teacher and students in front of blackboard showing map of United States, one student writing ‘Detroit’ on board. “A close acquaintance with fractions.” Children writing on board, teacher watching - teacher speaking, students writing on board. “Physical Education. Developing the body as well as the mind.” Children dancing and marching around piano in classroom, teacher playing. “Future Captains of Industry.” Teacher at blackboard, students sitting and watching - view of students and teacher in woodworking shop. “A most valuable training for any home.” Girls and teacher in cooking class, students making cookies. “Advanced classes. The work here now approaches that of a child who hears.” Teacher sitting before children - teacher reading and students following along with open books. “America -- ‘My country ‘tis of thee.’” Children standing in group, saluting. [1920]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “Filling jars and placing stoppers (A jarring operation which is soon stopped).” Workers at large table fill jars with face cream, cap them - girl puts cream on face. “Powder -- it has its effect.” Workers box face powder. “It has caused many a wash out on the line -- Laundry Soap.” Batch of soap is stirred by machinery in large vat. “Run into forms to harden.” “Cut into slabs by wire.” “It looks like the old fashioned six-for-a-quarter.” Soap is cut into bars by machine. “Stamped, wrapped and everything, just like the ones at home.” Stamping and wrapping machinery in operation - workers. “Once a week, some weeks.” Baby plays in the tub. “The End.” [1919] b. “Carpets were first made in Asia, some twenty-six hundred years before Christ. While Europe was inhabited by savages, the Egyptians were inviting their sacred bull to ‘have a rug.’” Woman making carpet by hand. “A tough, wear-resisting yarn is first placed on reels and then wound onto spools. (This operation and those following done by machine.)" “Twisting the yarns together to add strength.” “As the yarn is wound onto the larger spools, it is tied together. Each spool holds 280 miles of yarn.” “Starching the warp and drying on steam rollers. This gives a ‘stiffness to the rug.’” “Winding the cap for the shuttle.” “Designing the patterns for the rugs.” Artist at work on design. “Working the design into a set of cants. Afterwards they are sewed together into a continuous belt, called the Jacquard.” Man operates machine - machinery in operation. “Spools of colored yarn are placed on frames at rear of the loom, one color to the frame.” “Leaving the frames.” “At the top of the loom is the Jacquard which controls numerous cords and wire and is operated something like a player-piano.” “Each card in its turn presses on a cylinder covered with needles which in their turn slip through the holes of the Jacquard controlling threads which form the pattern.” Loom in operation. “A shuttle passing from one side to the other binds the yarn together.” “In Wilton weaving a knife-tipped wire follows the shuttle, which when removed, cuts the loops, thus forming the nap or plush surface called ‘Pile.’” Loom in operation - close up of carpet. “Burling - searching for bad spots and mending.” Women workers inspect, mend carpet. “The pile is cut to a certain height by mower-like knives.” Strips of carpet are sewn together. “Stretching and ironing out to give desired finish.” Carpet tacked to frame, sprinkled with water, placed in press, taken out, rolled - women sew edging on carpets. “‘Were a man to live as long as Methuselah he would never cease to find fresh beauty in a Persian Carpet.’ Mr. Charles Blanc.” Finished carpets. “The End.” [1919] c. “Both the Chinese and the Egyptians were centuries ahead of anyone else in making paper. Papyrus (paper) plant grew on the banks of the Nile, so it was ‘easy picking’ for the Egyptians.” Desert scene, Egyptians - various processes in making paper and paper making machinery in operation. “The ‘Half Stock’ is dumped into a drainer where it remains for a week or more. The result is beautiful white ‘Half Stock.’” [1919]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. View of house in woods - boys playing softball, pitcher, batter, other boys standing in background - boys boxing, other boys sitting in circle - boys in small circle looking at something on ground - boys swimming in lake - lifeguard in rowboat - more swimming. [1934] b. People entering and leaving pioneer log cabin - three ladies look at outdoor oven next to cabin - group leaving gardener’s house and walking down path, some stop to inspect roses - Miller School building - children leaving school - children take down American flag - people entering and leaving village post office - cars letting people out in front of Gate Lodge - close-up of man assisting ladies from car - interior of Gate Lodge - people getting into horse-drawn carriages - people in carriage. [1934]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “Giant presses begin the shaping of Ford V-8 body units.” Workers operating press - press stamping out car tops. “Completed body units fit into ‘jigs’ to be electrically welded into a single piece.” Workers placing parts into frame which holds them together while being welded - welders at work. “The body is ready for painting, interior trim and upholstery.” Worker in mask spray-painting body - workers installing dashboard, upholstery - final assembly line, body drop - new car on country road. “Thus strength, safety and long life are built into Ford V-8 bodies. Steel, welded into a strong, sturdy unit, is protection against shock, wear and road noise.” [1937] b. Views of River Rouge plant - 1908 Model T, Model A, and a 1932 V-8 on display - 1935 V-8 on display on turntable - Henry and Edsel Ford inspecting first 1935 V-8’s on final assembly line, getting in, driving off line - driving on test track, rough field, uneven road, over raised sidewalk - family leaving house, getting into car - dog chained yard, boy pointing, father letting dog into car, little girl pointing to cow, father refusing to take cow - family and dog driving away - firemen around new V-8, one getting in, driving on wet road, testing brakes, being stopped by motorcycle policeman, joke about going to a fire, policeman letting him go - views of car interior, back seat, front seat, dash, windshield, gearshift, safety glass - several styles of V-8 on turntable, discussion of color, upholstery, styles, prices. [1934]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 2] Panoramic view of River Rouge plant. “Yet many can recall the time when the first Ford car was built in this little brick building.” Henry Ford’s first workshop. “Since that time more than 14,000,000 Ford cars have been produced and sold in every civilized country on earth.” “The principle of light construction was embodied in the first Ford car --” “-- and has been carried through the years to the modern Ford car.” Couple riding in early Ford car - man driving new Ford roadster. “Ownership of our mines and forests assures an uninterrupted supply of raw materials of high quality, free from market changes.” “Kentucky and West Virginia furnish the high grade coking coal necessary in the manufacture of Ford products.” Coal mine, mine cars, miners - coal digging machinery in operation, long line of loaded freight cars, mine town in background. “Lumber camps located in northern Michigan.” “Iron ore mine at Iron Mountain.” “Ore is brought to the Fordson plant in Ford ships.” Freighter under way - huge cranes unloading freighter at dock. “Uniform high quality in iron is maintained through operation of two huge blast furnaces at the Fordson plant.” Plant buildings. “Molten metal runs in a fiery stream from blast furnace.” “It pours into big ladles, mounted on cars and starts its way to the foundry.” Molten metal pouring into ladle car - train of ladle cars in plant yard - foundry interior, molten metal pouring into ladle. “In the world’s largest foundry, molten metal runs from cupolas to pouring ladles.” “Giant Huletts or cranes take the ore from the hull of the boat and dump it in the storage bins.” [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Man sitting at desk explaining and demonstrating several gauges for precision measuring of auto parts - another man introducing first man - first man talking. [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Building for Quality. [1935] b. Worker measuring and inspecting parts - man behind desk speaking, displaying gauges for measuring parts - molten metal pouring into ladles - interior of foundry, overhead cranes in motion. [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. [part 4] Ball bearings dropping on floor, bouncing, sack stretched on frame in background. “Quality in material and precision in manufacture result in Ford car parts exact in size and exceptional in wearing quality.” Workers on production lines. Captions: “Motor parts, because of their accuracy, seem to fairly click together into completed Ford engines under the hands of the workmen along the assembly line.” “Conveyors bring parts to the final assembly line and cars are completely assembled within a few minutes.” “Five types of Ford passenger cars meet every motoring requirement.” “The Touring Car is a very popular car -- it’s the family open car.” “The Runabout: Used extensively in the business world and popular with the young folks.” “The Coupe: Highly favored as a personal car by both professional and business people.” “The Tudor Sedan: The most popular closed car.” “The Fordor Sedan: Another type of closed car in big demand.” “Your nearest Ford dealer will be glad to tell you many other interesting things about the Ford car or --” “-- will be pleased to present you with a copy of ‘The Ford Industries’ a booklet giving many details of the world’s greatest automobile company.” Booklet open to portrait of Henry Ford - Model T. [1926] b. Henry Ford Farm. [1935]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “It hardly need be said this is the Boardwalk. If young Mr. Emanuel had a nickel for every man, woman and child, who had walked over the boards he could buy up Portugal, enlarge it and make his summer home at Newport.” “What romantic girl could fake a feint and be rescued by her sweetheart with a life saver around?” Bather in water, two men in a rowboat. “‘What makes the ocean so restless?’ asked the little girl. ‘The sad sea waves are angry,’ her fond mother said. ‘Probably because they can’t go any further than the shore.’” Incoming tide at base of pier. [1918] b. “The Little Red Schoolhouse of song and story is rapidly becoming an extinct part of American life.” Interior of large modern school building. Exterior of small country school - horse-drawn sleigh - children. “Its lobby resembles that of a Fifth Avenue club.” [1918] c. “Not being able to bring the ocean to their back doors some people are forced to move to the ocean. But living in homes like these is not exactly a hardship.” “If the beach is too crowded, you can find plenty of room out on the ocean. That is one nice thing about the ocean, it has room to spare.” Sailboats. “Where girls try to make themselves look like the cover of the ‘Summer Fiction number’ of a popular magazine.” “‘Why did they build the ocean so near the shore?’ asks the comedian. ‘To keep the sand clean,’ we answer.” Beach scene. “This game is all right except when played with Bricks and Bottles.” Beach ball. “A prominent hotel, built strictly according to the well-known Turkish cigarette advertisement style.” Pedestrian traffic. [1918] d. “Flock or velvet papers are produced by coating the paper with varnish --” Worker varnishes paper with roller. “And then covering it with finely ground wool.” Wool is spread over paper - paper removed from belt - worker prints paper with wooden blocks. “And now the finished product.” Customers look at samples. [1918] e. Panorama of Atlantic City business district. “Atlantic City is the home of the Boardwalk. Each day during the season railroad trains deliver sweltering thousands.” Railroad station - train pulls in - passengers get off. “The Elephant Hotel at one end of the Boardwalk, where you get rooms and the entire Atlantic Ocean for your baths.” People enter hotel by going under huge concrete elephant. “The only crab in the party.” [1918] f.HANG IT ALL! (MAKING WALL PAPER) Wall paper rolls of the presses - rolling the paper - rolls of paper - workers. “So much for the printed paper. Now let’s inspect the more intricate methods -- Embossing.” Machinery in operation. “Hand Printing. ‘Job’ had nothing on this chap, even the press he is using is precisely like the ones used 200 years ago. Maybe it’s the same outfit, possibly excepting the operator?.” “And yet in this manner the finest qualities of wall papers are made.” “Leather papers, an effect produced by stamping.” Workers operate machines - finished piece of wall paper. “First we will see how the color is made. Dye stuffs are gathered in appropriate proportions.” “Thoroughly mixed and boiled.” “Run into filtering cloths and pressed free from water.” “As all the world knows a fat man’s a good mixer.” Workers mixing dye. “Preparing a sizing of clay and glue which must be applied to the paper before the color will stick.” Workers mixing sizing - sizing applied to paper by machinery - racks of drying paper. “Designing a pattern.” Artist at drawing board. “From the pattern a roller is made for each color.” Worker draws design on roller. Fine lines are strengthened with brass while unnecessary portions are cut away.” Worker carves roller with drill press, inspects carved roller. “This machine prints 12 colors at one time, so you see that occasionally it is not a question of what color, but how many.” Big press in operation. [1918]