NARA Collection fc — Collection fc

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Children eating at Greenfield Village . [1938] b. Shop and office at Greenfield Village. [1938]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Children dancing on lawn. “‘Democracy’ surrounded by her band of frolicking children is interrupted by the ‘War Spirits.’” Dancing children running to side lines, ‘War Spirits’ dancing on field. “Liberty, Fraternity, Equality, and Justice gird Democracy with weapons to defeat the ‘War Spirits.’” [1918] b. Crowd on field, scattered tents - children racing back and forth across field - children on playground equipment - athletic contests: broad jumping, pole vaulting, foot races, girls’ soccer game. [1919] c. “Detroit Recreation Camp, Elizabeth Lake, Michigan. Here is where boys and girls enjoy the great outdoors. Swimming games and wonderful bedtime stories help the glorious days along.” Children and adults - tents - four girls leaving tent, holding flaps up to show interior. “Old Glory heads the day.” Flag raising ceremony. “Off for the ‘Old Swimmin’ hole.’” Crowd in bathing suits running along path, into water, swimming and playing, diving. [1918]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Children washing dishes and setting table at Greenfield Village. [1938] b.Girl at desk In office at Greenfield Village . [1938] c. Boys in Ford Trade School shop using lathes, instructor - close-up of boy at metal lathe. [1938] d.Young people preparing dinner at Greenfield Village. [1937]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Children and Steam Engine. [1937]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a.Children and Steam Engine. [1937] b. Greenfield Village. [1937]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Children at Greenfield Village School .[1930]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Children at Greenfield Village School . [1930] b. Little boy hunting for eggs - children hunting eggs along stone wall - children racing with eggs in spoons. [1927]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Children playing on field - children marching around. [1928] b. Group of women walking around garden and pond - women entering house. [1926] c. Several views of group of men including Henry Ford touring new power plant - group of men gathered around touring car with extra set of headlights mounted on bumper - Edsel Ford driving car, passengers including Henry Ford. [1919]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Boy Scouts parade. Artificial lake. School children marching with American flags - in school yard waving flags - in park participating in athletic events, pole vault, hurdle race - stage - crippled boy walks back and forth in front of curtain. [1917] b. Railroad tracks - freight train rounds long curve, passed by passenger train, reservoir within curve - four locomotives push freight train in canyon - three locomotives pull freight train - one locomotive pulls freight train at much slower speed - view from porch of railway station. [1917]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Children, Greenfield Village [1940] b. Mounted bird on stump - mounted bird on fallen log - both birds. Nest with eggs in tall grass - mounted bird on stump - clouds and sky - mounted bird on stump. [1928]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “All are mixed in a steam mixer for 1½ hours.” Workers pour ingredients into large mixer. “Rolled in sugar, the gum is placed in a kneading machine, and issues forth in long strips. These are cut into blocks.” Workers place gum into machine, others cut strips into blocks - blocks are rolled into slabs. “Marking the ‘5 for a nickel’ size.” Roller scores slabs of gum. “She can call it a day when she has broken 200,000 sticks.” Women break slabs into individual sticks. “Wrapping…” Machine wraps sticks of gum into packages. “Putting the finish to chicle by first scoring the slabs into little squares.” Machine scores slabs. [1919] b. “Placing wire hooks in button to give filament support.” Machinery, woman with pliers assembles filaments - machine drilling - filament is placed in bulb - screw sock is attached to bulb. “Soldering the lead-in wire to base.” “And there was light.” [1919] c. “Some sit and talk and some just sit.” Native women sitting outside a building. “And chew something besides the rag.” Woman chewing. “No man, woman or child ever ducked a snow ball on this street.” Street in native quarter of city, with pedestrian, carriage, wagon traffic. [1919] d. Indian family gathered around open fire as meal is prepared. “Every meal’s a picnic…” Family eating on sheltered table. “Proving that fish eating is an art.” Chickens run around the table. “The private ‘bawth.’” Indian man washes hands and face. “The squaw’s dresses are made mostly of brown and blue calico…” Indian woman using a sewing machine. “The rest of the day was spent sort of aimlessly.” Views of Indians walking and sitting - swamp area scenes and vegetation. [1919] e. Clothing factory interior with workers, rolls of material - material matched with sample - weighed - material is machine marked, run through various other machines. “After which it is dried and folded, ready to be worked.” Material is machine dried and folded - men use patterns to cut material - women sew pieces together. [1920]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Churning butter and wood burning stove at Greenfield Village. [1938]