NARA Collection fc — Collection fc

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 3] “‘That road’s so darn bad I’ll never get to town; guess I’ll have to feed the stuff to the hogs -- and the city feller thinks we’re to blame for the high prices --’” Man looking at deeply rutted, muddy road, feeding hogs. “Meanwhile at the city market…” Open air produce market, shoppers - signs on produce, ‘Potatoes, $2.50 Bu,’ ‘Eggs, $1.00 Doz. Strictly Fresh’ and ‘Apples, 85¢ Peck.’ “The old Board takes on some new ideas.” Men seated around table - one standing and speaking. “‘This county has only been filling mud holes. From now on we build roads under the supervision of our highway engineer Bob Preston.” Bob shakes hands with speaker, addresses the group. “‘I want to try and visualize what good roads will mean to us.’” “‘Doc you know from experience what ‘Good Roads’ mean -- wouldn’t this be great -- just imagine…’” Horse-drawn coach travels along muddy, rutted road, paved road. “‘Dad -- let me draw this picture for you…’” Horse-drawn wagon travels along muddy, rutted road, and along paved road. “‘Won’t the school kids be tickled when these old roads are improved?’” Children walk along muddy road, along paved road, horse-drawn coach, truck passes. “‘In place of rickety old bridges like this --’” Automobile driven along dirt road, children cross overhead on wooden bridge. “‘We’ll help every user of the highway…’” “‘Clay County farmers will be troubled no longer in getting to market. Larger loads, less time, better profits…’” Truck passes horse-drawn wagon on paved highway. “The farmers’ shipping platform.” Truck drives up to small platform beside highway, calf tied to platform. “Construction begins on the main road to the station.” Highway construction work, power shovel in operation - Bob checks plans. “Bob is now one of the town’s leading citizens.” Bob in an office, checking plans - two women enter office. “‘Hello mother -- hello Mary!’” “‘Look at these plans, think what improved roads will mean to Clay County.’” The three examine plans. “‘This is the book that set me thinking. Listen to this...’” Close-up of ‘Basic Principles of Highway Management and Finance…’ Close-up of paragraph: ‘So I say that we pay for improved roads whether we have them or not and we pay less if we have them than if we have not.’ “‘I had that statement in mind all through college, hoping that someday I would have the chance to prove its truth to our people.’” “‘What we are doing in Clay County, any county can do!’” “The End.” [1924]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Series of shots of boys tipping car over and rolling it down a hill - boys posing beside car. [1933]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Part 2.” “Finishing the plate.” Close-up of plate. “Curving plate to fit cylinder press.” “The finished plates are locked on to the cylinders of the big presses. More than 200 plates are required for an issue.” “For each edition millions of square feet of paper pass over these cylinders. They operate day and night printing the mammoth edition each week.” Presses in operation. “Magazines are carried by conveyor from presses to trimming operation which removes the rough edges.” Workers take magazines from belt, stack them - ‘The Dearborn Independent’ - trimmer in operation. “Handling thousands of subscriptions daily.” Subscription department - women workers - worker sorts subscription letters. “Every subscriber’s name is recorded on a plate like this used in addressing.” Worker operating plate-making machine - close-up of plate. “More than half-a-million persons the world over have subscribed for the ‘Dearborn Independent.’” “Each dot represents 52 subscriptions.” Map of U.S. showing circulation distribution. “A special mailing machine stamps the address on each copy at the rate of 140 copies a minute.” Mailing machine in operation - mail room, stacks of rolled magazines ready to go out, workers - sorting. “No time is lost in delivering the copies.” Truck loaded with sacks leaves plant - mail man delivers to home. “The ‘Dearborn Independent’ reaches all classes of readers.” Man at desk in office reads - man gets out of car, enters club, in club reading - two men greet each other, discuss article - two girls in library, one reads ‘Dearborn Independent’ - newsstand, man buys. “The ‘Dearborn Independent’ has won a place in hundreds of thousands of substantial American homes.” Home scene - woman reads at table - layout, articles scattered on page with center cartoon and caption, ‘A Criterion of Worth. Hundreds of newspapers and periodicals in all parts of the world regularly reprint the unusual features which first appear in the columns of the ‘Dearborn Independent.’ “The magnificent headquarters from which this extensive activity is directed.” Exterior of ‘Dearborn Independent’ building - close-up of carving on front, ‘Mankind passes from the old to the new on a human bridge formed by those who labor in the three principal arts -- Agriculture-Manufacture-Transportation.’ “The guiding spirit behind the scenes.” “The ‘Dearborn Independent.’” “Subscribe through any Ford dealer or purchase a copy from a news stand.” “The End.” [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Captions describing scenes from an amateur production of Romeo and Juliet. [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of many of the 7,400 attendees to the 25th Convention of Rotary International as they visit Greenfield Village. [1934]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: More views of the 7,400 attendees to the 25th Convention of Rotary International as they visit Greenfield Village. [1934]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of large machine with roller - narrow sheet of rubber entering machine - rolls of rubber roll out of machine onto conveyor belt - narrow belts of rubber cut off large roller - rolls of rubber drop off conveyor belt onto large roller - (unrelated footage: thread making machinery) - hunks of rubber pushed onto conveyor belt - drop into a grinder, ground up - spray bath - sheets of rubber moving along overhead conveyor belt - sheets of hot rubber on conveyor belt - man folds sheets, places on hooks moving overhead - locomotive pushing railroad cars - large sheets of rubber being cut off large roller - view of large machines - large hunks of rubber fall onto roller - locomotive pushing freight cars. [1929]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of large machinery in plant - man untying and spraying bundles of rubber - bundles fed into large machine - worker near machine takes samples, writes notes on piece of rubber - inserts in carrier and sends up air tube - worker piles large sheets of rubber and tags them - receives piece of rubber through air tube - cuts two more samples and writes ‘E4-136’ on one, inserts in carrier - worker measures width of rubber sheet going through machine - hot sheet of rubber going through machine - sheets folded and put on conveyor belt - marking tags received through air tube - worker picks up bundle of rubber with lift - sheets put into press - cut off roller. [1929]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of city of Belem on bank of river, clouds - views of Belem looking down toward river - seaplane hangar on bank of river - seaplane beside hangar on ramp leading to water, sign on hangar, ‘PAA-Brasil’ - views of town - fishing boat ‘Heraldo’ in harbor - views of other fishing craft - large freighter tied up at dock - men unloading sacks of rubber balls from freighter - men and women walking down gangplank, leaving freighter - views of town square and park, large buildings, statue, shrubs, benches, etc. - close-up of statue on pedestal - the Grand Hotel, people entering and leaving - view of mango trees along street - view of large building, park in foreground - different view of same building - close-up of columns and arch of municipal theater - view of building - statue on pedestal in park - uniformed school girls leaving building, walking down street - view of building down shaded walk, sign on fence, ‘Entrada 200 Reis’ - man looking at base of huge tree, sign on tree, ‘Sumauma…’ - view of herons or cranes inside aviary at zoo - peccaries in pen at zoo - animals eating straw in pen - Tapir in cage - people walking along tree lined walks - workers sweeping walk with branches - streetcar moving down street, people walking along side - views of different houses and buildings - view of garden beside house - views of different parks, gardens, statue and churches - view of graveyard with ornate statues and gravestones - pile of human skeletons among rotten boards - views of different buildings - streetcar traveling down street in business district, sign on streetcar, ‘Peoreira’, stores, people walking on sidewalks - views of houses in village or outskirts of city - ox-drawn cart moving down street - six men walking down street carrying piano on their heads - views at dock area, masts of boats in background, people walking about, goods piled on dock - man loading pineapples in wheelbarrow - men tying down load in ox-drawn cart - market scenes, people standing by displays of sandals, tin ware, pile of bananas - man posing with long reedy objects, crowd gathered around - man posing with tray with dead animal in it balanced on head - boy posing with parrot on arm - close-up of parrot - close-ups of different people, men in large hats, woman - view of building - view of old steam locomotive in station - man and child walking along village road, thatch houses in background - close-up of thatch house - boy walking down path from house - native woman with children and dog posing - view inside nut packing plant, women lined up at tables cracking shells of nuts - close-up of women at work - girl holding bowl of Brazil nuts - views of different buildings, park. [1932]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Panorama of buildings, river in background - close-up of ‘Restaurant Ford’ - restaurant interior, people at tables, waiters - fire engine, crew posing, moving along elevated road - view of school - children and teacher in classroom - tiny school on stilts at water’s edge, narrow pier from water to school - open sided thatch shelter, children entering - children sitting on benches in square around teacher seated at desk - people walking along galley alongside of building - line of workers filling past paymaster’s window, receiving envelopes - row of frame houses on stilts - steam railroad locomotive moving through partially cleared land, jungle in distance - workers planting rubber trees on cleared land - hands holding seeds - workers poking holes in ground with sticks, placing seeds in holes - view of seed beds, sprouted trees, workers - close-up of seedling trees - worker holding up rooted seedling - workers tending young rubber trees - worker preparing ground with hoe - worker digging hole with hoe, partially filling it with loose dirt - supervisor holding seedling, cutting off top, trimming roots, placing bare tree in hole, tamping earth with feet - close-up of young rubber tree, new branch growing out of side - older tree - panoramic view of hillside planted to young rubber trees - man standing beside rubber tree about ten feet tall - man walking among young trees - view of young trees on hillside - worker cutting grooves, placing taps in trees - view of latex in cup under tap - worker with pail collecting latex from cup - worker pouring latex into vat, pouring in another liquid, stirring with stick, cutting coagulated crepe rubber into strips, placing raw rubber into roller - view of winding road, hills, trees - buildings, river in background - frame house - buildings, hills in background - rows of open-sided shelters - car on dirt track through jungle. [1932]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Workers using block and tackle to load large logs onto trailer with caterpillar, jungle in background - caterpillar-hauled trailer of logs moving through jungle - partially cleared area - workers burning debris in cleared area - ‘Ford’ water tower, pump housing at base of tower - interior of pump housing, gauges and electrical boxes on wall, pump - pipe to shore from water intake box in river - laboratory worker using pipette, placing water sample on petri dish, adding chemical - long low hospital building, workers entering - workers being interviewed by white coated doctors in fenced area in center of large foyer - ward, rows of beds, nurses tending patients - two doctors working on man’s foot - pharmacist in laboratory mixing drugs with mortar and pestle - doctor examining specimen under microscope - doctor walking along path through dense jungle - open-sided thatch roofed shelter, doctor approaching woman and children under shelter, examining small child - two workers carrying another on hammock-like stretcher into hospital - steam shovel excavating in cleared area - tractor-drawn road grader in operation, workers - workers carrying rock, placing it into small rock crusher - truck under hopper, machinery under temporary shelters nearby - workers using pick and shovel spreading crushed rock on road bed - railroad train hauling flatcars of logs moving through cleared area into Ford compound - workers using block and tackle to unload logs from train - logs moving through washing spray, up conveyor into sawmill - workers on moving saw platform - railroad car loaded with lumber being hauled by switch engine - shop interior, workers at machines, wood lathe - views of buildings - powerhouse interior, pipes and gauges, generators, workers tending machinery - close-up of large generator - view of pump - river - boat at dock, from shore, from water - warehouse interior, truck, car, storage areas, worker checking stock in pigeonholes - view of house on stilts with screened porch around it - man leaving house with open porch - panoramic view of buildings, workers walking, elevated roadway, river - small tile roofed frame house, palm branches in foreground - panoramic view of housing area - row of houses on stilts - small frame house, natives outside and inside looking out windows - views of thatch huts, jungle in background - family in yard, thatch hut in background - group posing, children throwing dogs from one to another - Brazilian girls tending plants outside small frame house, two girls posing with flowers in hands - man, woman, and child posing on porch - two Brazilian children posing - Brazilian girl posing - rows of small frame houses - Brazilian woman cooking at wood burning stove, girl holding baby in chair nearby - little girl filling pail from outdoor water tap, pouring it over nude baby. [1932]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Fishing boats in cove - views of palm trees - men posing with catches of fish - view of small building, sign, ‘Casa Santos, Mercearia e Ferragens,’ open air bus rounding corner - Brahman cattle in field - view through archway - trees - sailor looking through binoculars - deck of boat - water at side of ship - pointer showing Marajo Island on map - view of shoreline from boat, houses, jungle - steam locomotive and coal car backing down track, sign on coal car, ‘Estrada De Ferro De Bracanca’ - map of northern Brazil showing Tapajoz River and Boa Vista - view of roof tops of small town - man tapping tree - boys posing - trees with river in background - man with rifle posing with crocodile - crocodile moving along land, men in background - man firing pistol - boy posing with large jug - large house - man picking fruit from vine, taking off shirt - vaquero on horseback posing with herd - men felling tree with axes - boy holding small deer - tree lined street in city - man posing with ox - men sitting and drinking at outdoor café - native houses, boy in street - captain and mate on bridge of ship - python moving along beach - naked children standing in door of house - vaquero on horseback and herd of cattle on range - horseback riders and oxen-drawn cart passing by river - vaquero on ox posing - boy with large bundle on back - man emptying basket of garbage into ox drawn cart - girl washing clothes at beach - ox-drawn cart on street - riders, cattle, and ox-drawn cart fording stream - group moving along trail - turkeys in street, men and shops in background - people walking toward open-walled, thatched house - building in city - cleared jungle land - men loading wood on boat - men pulling manatee out of water - view of different buildings in city - monkey eating fruit in tree - native children in classroom - man posing with fruit - children in classroom - man weaving reeds. [1939]