NARA Collection fc — Collection fc

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Ostriches in corral. “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.” Sign on fence, ‘Pres. and Mrs. Wilson.’ Man’s hand feeds ostriches. “Black Diamond. Trained as a racer and valued at $5,000.” Ostrich eats from pocket of keeper, runs carrying rider. [1916] b. “Los Angeles, the City of the Angels, ‘Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles’ was founded in 1781 by Governor Philipe de Neve. Nature has been extravagant in bestowing gifts upon Los Angeles, climate, soil and location combining to develop in 35 years a city of 575,000 souls.” Panorama of business district with small parks - buildings, ‘Public Library’ and hotel. “Hall of Records and the Old Court House.” Large church - palm trees - pedestrians - automobile, streetcar traffic - buildings, ‘Bullocks,’ ‘Walter P. Story Building,’ ‘Mullen and Bluett Clothing Co.’ - sign, ‘Vogel Hotel, Rooms, 50¢-75¢-$1 by day, $2 to $4 by week.’ “Clunes Auditorium, where Los Angeles plays on weekdays and worships on Sunday.” “Central Park, a garden spot in the heart of the city.” Pedestrian traffic - fountain. “In the retail district. Note the elaborate architecture of the department store while outside of every window are boxes containing growing plants.” “Angels Flight Inclined Railway and end of Third Street Tunnel. Here you have your choice of going over or under the hill.” ‘California Hospital’ - palm trees. Views of Chinatown. “Curios and odd wares from the Orient are sought here by tourists while a particularly delicious dish for the hungry is dried birds’ nests -- but read what they themselves say about it.” Signs in Chinese. “The Old Plaza and the center of the original Mexican Pueblo of Los Angeles. Here will be found the Mexican population of Los Angeles.” “North Hill Street. Double barreled tunnel.” “Scottish Rite Temple." Park with stream, bridge, ducks and swans. “Hollenbeck Park. Jack Frost is taboo here, his magic wand failing to call down the frost from the mountains.” “Westlake Park.” “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” Man lounges on grass. Oil field. “The diameter of the pipe varies from eight to eleven feet, withal a comfortable highway for a careful driver.” Pipeline - residential area. (1916) c. “Santa Catalina Island is a picturesque mountainous island about thirty miles in length and twenty-five miles from the California coast. Is a popular winter and summer resort, steamships making daily trips from Los Angeles.” Outline map of island in relation to California coast - passengers board steamship. “The jolly skipper of the ‘Steamship Cabrillo’ gives the signal to get under way.” “The harbor of Los Angeles is artificially constructed. An immense tonnage enters the port every year valued in many millions of dollars.” Los Angeles waterfront with railroad yards as seen from moving ship in harbor. “The breakwater rivals the ancient wall of China, being two hundred feet thick at the base, sixty-eight feet high and two miles long -- a tribute to the ‘gentle Pacific.’” Lighthouse. “We near the Port of Avalon, Santa Catalina, tucked away on the landward side of the island and protected from the gales of the Pacific by the island mountain ranges.” Waterfront - Hotel Stamford - Metropole Café - steamship docks at pier, passengers disembark. “All ashore at Avalon Harbor.” (1916)

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Two men in open car in field, unloading camping gear from car, set up cooking equipment from cabinet attached to side of car, table is set up over front fender - top on car is put up, beds prepared - men sleeping in car. [1920] b. View of large industrial plant, bins of smoking coke in foreground - large group of people on lawn in front of ivy covered building with automobile, truck, and double-deck bus traffic - group entering new building at side of ivy covered building - lines of people entering building - panorama of large industrial plant, ship at dock, horizontal crane. [1926] c. Panoramic view of long corrugated steel building, factory, locomotive, frame building - workers climbing snow covered steps - frame building, sign, ‘Ford Motor Company Camp 2’ - snow covered factory area, boats, piles of lumber - panorama of plant, lumber camp, piles of lumber - logs on flatcar - locomotive pulling flatcars loaded with logs - road grader clearing snow covered road - view of camp, piles of logs, locomotive - workers loading flatcar with logs using cable powered by tractor winch. [1925]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Boy Scouts with flags and spectators line street, truck passes in front, banner on building behind them, ‘Committee of Welcome Headquarters’ - Scouts wave flags. “A trainload of American Sailors land in Canada enroute to the seaboard.” Sailors wave hats, flags - spectators on train platform as train pulls out. “Cheering the Welcome Committee at Windsor which supplied the Americans with stamped postcards, magazines and ‘fags.’” Women with baskets handing things to sailors hanging out of train windows - sailor writing on postcard. “American Troop train arriving in Windsor, Canada.” Train loaded with soldiers arriving at station, women at windows talking with soldiers. “It is hard to say ‘Good-bye’ in a war like this. It’s a prayer -- and more. Women handing out postcards. [1918]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “Selling flags and tags to raise funds to give the American soldiers and sailors a real Canadian welcome.” Scouts on city street selling flags to passers-by. “The Border Cities Welcome Committee, which includes the City of Windsor, and the towns of Walkerville, Ford, Sandwich and Ojibway.” Men and women on street with flags and tags. [1918] b. “The Masonic Grand Lodge of Ontario.” Men leaving lodge - men pose. “Hugh A. McPherson, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Michigan.” Close-up of McPherson. “W.H. Wardrobe, K.C. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, A.F. & A.M.” View of Wardrobe - close-up of McPherson draped in a flag. [1918] c. Bi-Wing Plane. Views of large biplane, U.S. made, Italian designed, Caproni Ca.5 bomber powered by three Ford built Liberty Motors, No. SC40070. Men around plane including military officers, pilot, and others standing in cockpit. [1918]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “And so in honor of Edith Cavell and the great work she so nobly accomplished, the Dominion of Canada has named for her a majestic mountain -- Mount Edith Cavell.” “It is not an easy journey to Mount Edith Cavell for no smooth roadway, except for a few short miles, leads to the summit -- so with guides and pack horses we’re off.” “The first leg of our journey lay among the foothills and across the little rivers born in the glaciers hard by.” “I chatter, chatter as I flow, To join the brimming river. For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever.” “Our first day’s hike led us fairly well into the night, so we pitched our camp by the light of the moon and turned in on a bed of firs.” “Bright and early we were astir and packed our pots and kettles for a hard day’s climb lay ahead.” “Throwin’ a ‘diamond hitch’ -- the pack horse blows up his stomach and holds his breath while the hitch is being made -- wise old horse he doesn’t believe in tight lacing.” Party climbing mountain side on horseback - glacier. “Crossing the ice plateau at the foot of the glacier.” Party now afoot. “Up the glacier we went in a punctuated journey of slips and slides.” [1920] b. Party eating around open fire on ice - water running from under ice - Ford bucks its way through snow to mountain lodge. “And early next morning when the shadows were long we began the real hike to the summit of Mt. Hood.” Party hiking across ice. “I hold above a careless land, The menace of the skies, Within the hollow of my hand, The sleeping tempest lies; Mine are the promise of the morn, The triumph of the day; And parting sunset’s beam forlorn, Upon my heights’ delay.” Snow-covered mountains - climbers. “The ‘Hog Back’ is the ‘ridge pole’ of the glacier and you know how difficult it is to walk a ridge pole.” Climbers - snow-covered mountain from a distance - panorama of mountains, valleys, streams. “Here one finds perfect peace and quiet, in a solitude that soothes.” Camp, campers, horses. “No particular rules for dress and no particular place to go.” Camp scenes - hikers roped together on snowy slope. “Where one false step means a plunge into eternity, where the laws of gravitation are defied and thrill follows thrill.” Hikers climb with care. [1920]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Students practicing Morse code. Worker rivets bolts. “Putting a battleship in commission, the captain reads his orders.” Battleship with tugs taking it to sea. “Every good ship has a mascot.” Sailors hand feed a goat. [1923] b. Stagecoach with sign on top, ‘On Our Way to Ypsilanti-100th Anniversary-1822 to 1923’ - stagecoach in front of pavilion in park - horses tied to fence with ‘Welcome’ sign on it - building with sign, ‘Welcome-Ypsilanti Stage’ - costumed ladies leave building - horses are fed and harnessed to coach - coach is driven away. [1923] c. “Teaching the recruit how to swim to rescue a drowning man.” Swimming instruction - men play in pool - water rescue practice. [1917] d. “A very short while ago we’d say this chap was driving nails in the Kaiser’s coffin -- but that job’s done, so today he’s helping restore Uncle Sam to his place as a maritime nation.” Riveter at work. “And now the ship’s ready for launching, an event in the life of any ship -- and the community.” Spectators and launching ceremony. “And here is Charles M. Schwab of the Shipping Board, come to watch the double launching for two of the ships take the water at once.” “She’ll soon be speeding -- where? To Australia maybe or the Orient for the path of an ocean tramp carries her to many strange lands.” Ship. “Are you familiar with a ship’s compass, the delicate little instrument that enables the jolly captain to bring you safely into port? Let’s examine one.” “The discovery of the mariner’s compass has been claimed by the Chinese, Arabs, Greeks, Etruscans, Finns, and Italians -- no evidence of Bolshevism, we’re clear on that point.” “And this is the compass card by which the helmsman steers his ship. Upon this card are marked the ‘points’ of the compass -- N-N by E-NNE-NE by N-NE, etc.” “Launching an American dreadnaught.” “Putting a battleship in commission. The captain reads his orders.” Crew at attention on deck - captain reads orders. Demonstration of riveting equipment and techniques - (unrelated footage: cook prepares a pie, little boy eats it). “It remained for future years to determine that, until today we find an incentive in American ship building that bids fair to return ‘Old Glory’ to the Seven Seas.” Shipyard. “And so when the demand came for ships and more ships to help the great war, there was laid the foundation of America’s return to a great merchant marine.” “Throughout the smaller shipyards wooden vessels are being turned out in ever increasing quantities for the sailing ship is finding her own again now that the Hun has been swept from the sea.” Shipyard workers. [1923] e. “…Provides its own Library of fiction and reference books.” Children study in library. “…swimmin’ hole.” Boys swim in pool. Boys set type and run hand press. “…the boy.” Boys in uniform drill. “…become his own architect and build his own house.” Drafting class - boys in wood working shop - orchestra practice. “…healthy in body, strong in voice. How Col. Roosevelt would have loved this sight.” Children singing. “Learning how Caesar built the bridge that enabled his army to conquer the Germans.” Classroom demonstration with model bridge. “…to a man’s heart --” Dining room - people eating and being served from cafeteria line. “…is a continental feast.” Boys eating hungrily. “…with efficiency?” Eating spaghetti. “…Art’s sake.” Art classroom - girl painting fashion designs. “Grandmother made her own clothes -- why shouldn’t the 20th century girl?” Sewing class: girls cut material from patterns, use sewing machines, fit dress on a dressmaker’s dummy. “…a high school education.” Girls making hats - girl tries on finished hat - orchestra practice. “How old Ben Franklin would have envied the boys in this class.” Print shop. “…Clay.” Girl fashions a bowl. Girls run linen through mangle. “Learning how to bake them like HIS mother used to.” Girls in cooking class. “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.” Family at dinner table. “When the future wife leaves for the afternoon she will say to hubby, ‘John, now you have dinner all ready by the time I get home.’” Boys in cooking class, make pie crust, put it in pan, fill it with apples. [1923]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Hereford cattle grazing, herded by men on horseback - barn, windmill, and farmhouse in background - cowboy on horseback - range cattle - horse-drawn cradle cuts wheat - hand shocking of wheat - farmer poses on cradle - forest scene - tall trees. [1921] b. Crowd scene, outside building decorated with flags and bunting and sign, ‘Our Hats Off to the President Who Has Kept Us Out of War,’ on building - automobile decorated with foliage and parade float. [1916] c. “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy therefore he is encouraged in all healthy diversions while athletics form an important part of the routine under the able direction of the doctor.” Football team runs drills with naval officer and sailor looking on - football player with naval officers - teams scrimmage. [1917] d. Large crowd scenes - crowd lines parade route - crowd presses around speakers platform - President Wilson - crowd along parade route - building with sign, ‘Our Hats Off to the President Who Has Kept Us Out of War.’ [1916] e. Forest - logs drawn by horses - loggers - felling trees - mountain lodge with tourists - lumber yard with workers stacking lumber - street scene .(Johannesburg Manufacturing Company. - men and boys file past - mountain forest scene - automobile drives through fields and forest along dirt road - forest fire - stump removal operation - workmen cut off roots. [1921]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Japanese street scene, Japanese in native costumes, flag, officials in large conveyance. “The narrow streets do not lend themselves readily to large crowds, but who cares when ‘good nature’ reigns supreme.” Parade passing under high archway, crowd, dancers, crowd passing through gate. “To dispel the evil spirits the dragon is awarded a prominent place in the procession.” Large dragon in the street. “A ‘pull’ is sometimes necessary even in Japan.” Crowd pulling float. “The dance of the Geisha girl holds a world of meaning and significance to the Japanese.” Geisha girls and others dance in street. [1920] b. Panoramic view of flooded rice paddies. “After reaching a height of 6 inches or so in the seed beds, the rice plants are pulled and the roots pruned for replanting.” Workers pulling plants. “In the meantime a neighboring field is made ready for the planting. The water buffalo is used in this work.” Ox-drawn harrow. “Harrowing -- after which the ground is flooded with an inch or two of water.” “Planting the sprouts in rows about ten inches apart.” Workers standing in water planting sprouts. “Enjoyed by everyone.” Couple eating rice from a bowl with chopsticks. “End.” [1920] c. Large crowd of workers outside plant, stockpile of materials in background. “Men and women who have fought the great fight -- and won, will demand that their labor be not spent in vain -- will demand that their representatives in Washington play their part like men in the support of the President and the League of Nations.” Women workers in factory, at lathe. “And now for a glimpse up Uncle Sam’s Sleeve?? Helmets! -- Yes, faraway Yank had a metal lid when he entered the trenches.” Pile of helmets, put on racks, dipped in solution, hung up to dry. “Millions of them manufactured by Yanks in a Yankee way faster and more furious than the fondest dream of Kaiser’s hatters.” Linings are fitted into helmets. “And a good fit too, in fact they’re setting the fashion in Berlin. Perhaps the first time in history that ‘Made in America’ has been popular on ‘Unter den Linden.’” Soldier tying on helmet. “Now some of us walked when we got to France -- so we had to have shoes. Shoes that were well made and felt well, so Uncle Sam came across before we went across -- our shoes were the best.” Worker soling and heeling shoes - soldiers on parade ground, U.S. flag. “But we didn’t all walk. Indeed we did not for they built for us a little pleasure vehicle that held two of us quite cozily.” [1919] d. View of canal taken from moving boat, half sunken boats, crane, etc., along shore. “The Panama Canal, built by the United States at a cost of $375,000,000, stretches through the Isthmus of Panama, a distance of 44 miles and connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.” View of ship in canal - boat being lifted by large crane Into dry dock. “Dry dock.” Ship in dry dock. “Flooding the dry dock.” “Locomotives tow the ships through the locks.” Locomotives towing ship - Panamanian carrying water jug on his head - large arrow on pivot. [1919]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Picture of Japanese dragon. “April is cherry blossom time in Japan.” Parade in narrow street, costumed people carrying banners, floats, spectators. “Work and domestic worries are accordingly set aside and everyone indulges in the innocent enjoyment of one of nature’s greatest beauties.” Parade, bearers carrying large decorated sedan chair - crowded street from above, floats, banners, dragon, dancers. “The narrow streets do not lend themselves readily to large crowds, but who cares when ‘good nature’ reigns supreme.” Parade passing under arch, crowd, dancers, flags, banners. “To dispel the evil spirits the dragon is awarded a prominent place in the procession.” Dancers with dragon spread over them moving down street pulling float. “A ‘pull’ is sometimes necessary even in Japan.” Parade, crowd pulling large float. “The dance of the Geisha girl holds a world of meaning and significance to the Japanese.” Geisha girls dancing in street - panorama of crowds - others dancing, parade in background - crowds. [1920] b. Panoramic view of rice paddy, houses and mountains in background. “After reaching a height of 6 inches or so in the seed beds, the rice plants are pulled and the roots pruned for replanting.” Workers pulling plants. “In the meantime a neighboring field is made ready for the planting. The water buffalo is used in this work.” Water buffalo-drawn plow in field, worker wading in mud guiding it. “Harrowing -- after which the ground is flooded with an inch or two of water.” Water buffalo-drawn harrow, worker wading in mud behind. “Planting the sprouts in rows about ten inches apart.” Men and women workers setting rice plants in flooded field. “Enjoyed by everyone.” Couple sitting on floor, low table between them, eating rice with chopsticks - Japanese writing. “The End.” [1920]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Children carrying United States flags marching around floor under large open-sided tent - children waving flags - children marching two-by-two, spectators watching from outside tent - children round and square dancing, band outside tent - children dancing in large hall. [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Children dancing in large open-sided tent, spectators watching from outside - children parading around floor - couples dancing - children carrying United States flags marching around floor - children marching - boys and girls in colonial costumes performing dance - children marching around floor. [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Line of girls tap dancing - couples dancing - line of couples curtsying and bowing in turn to man - children square dancing - couples round dancing - two little girls dancing, spectators sitting around edge of hall - girls dancing - four couples dancing - line of girls tap dancing - girl on lawn watching boys in contest - girls racing - boys playing tag - girls dancing. [1926]