NARA Collection fc — Collection fc

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Bottles in rack in chemical laboratory, man placing pellets of rubber in bottles, stirring contents - bales of rubber on conveyor, workers - men in small boat on lake - horses and riders, and oxen-drawn cart wading through lake - riders and cart on trail - woman holding something - man feeding sheep. [1939]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Tires on conveyors, workers checking for faults - tires in hot presses, men removing tires - man placing sheets of rubber on roller to form tire - man inspecting tire on machine - man pumping up tube in tire man placing deflated tubes in tires - tire machinery in operation - men operating tire making machinery. [1939]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Workers and cranes unloading bales of rubber from boat at River Rouge - workers opening bales of rubber - open bales on conveyor - conveyor going into plant - ship docking at River Rouge - workers and crane unloading bales of rubber from ship at River Rouge - strands of rubber going through machine in plant, worker cutting and testing piece of rubber - rubber being rolled up on large roller, workmen removing roll - workmen shoving bales of rubber into bin - bales being pushed into machine - chunks of rubber coming out of machine - chunks on conveyor in another machine - tires on overhead conveyor - man placing tire into press - tires in long row of hot presses - rubber moving under spray - view of bags and bins - man opening bin - rubber testing machine. [1939]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Native woman picking rubber seeds from tree - women picking rubber seeds from ground under trees - view of handful of seeds - women sorting seeds - men planting seeds - man walking through nursery - views of seedlings - worker grafting seedlings with buds - man removing grafting tape - men digging out budded seedlings - worker displaying young tree with tap root - man cutting tap root and painting cut with kerosene and tar - worker tapping rubber tree, attaching cup - worker pouring latex from cup into pail - worker collecting latex, pouring it into larger containers - weighing containers - latex being poured into large creaming tanks, stirring - worker filling cans with concentrated latex - boxing and weighing raw rubber - view of trial through jungle - men clearing jungle with machetes - views from boat of river bank, jungle - small boat on river - views of boat entering River Rouge plant, docking at Ford tire plant - bales of latex being unloaded by crane, placed on conveyor - workers unwrapping bales - bales entering building on conveyor - workers feeding rubber into cutting machine - rubber emerging from cutter - rubber traveling through pre-heat oven, through plasticator - rubber passing under spray of water. [1941]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Slabs of rubber on hooks of overhead conveyor - panoramic view of chemical bins, man opening bins - close-up of automatic scales - view of Banbury mixers - rubber moving on Banbury Mills - man cutting out small piece of rubber, marking it, and sending it through pneumatic tube - laboratory - workers making several tests of rubber sample - worker placing rubber on roller - thin sheet of rubber moving through several machines - view of cords coming from creel room - passing through latex dip - through drying oven - fabric moving through calendaring machine - worker coating steel wire with rubber - putting fabric around wire - view of tire making machines, workers - series of views of workers covering casings with layers of rubber. [1941]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Tires move on conveyors - man placing tire in shaper - view of tire molds - workers removing tires from molds - tractor tires in molds - view of tire in debagging machine - tires moving through spraying machine - tires on overhead conveyors, workers inspecting them - workers placing tubes into tires, pumping up tubes. [1941]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of young rubber trees - panorama of plantation - man looking at young rubber trees - panorama of tree - man hoeing in groove - view of building under construction - men digging holes in front of building - panorama of open-walled building, native family inside - buildings under construction - truck grading road - view of building - panorama of flora beside road - panorama of water tower - views of buildings at plantation - views inside buildings - children sitting on porch of building - views inside hospital - man talking to doctor - equipment in hospital - doctor taking care of injured thumb of native - pharmacy in hospital, doctor mixing medicine - doctor filling out report - men in hospital laboratory, shelves of bottles - dentist treating patient - men loading supplies into back of stake-body truck - children boarding bus, bus pulling away - truck loaded with workers - views of native huts - views of plantation, buildings - views of different trees and houses on plantation - children playing on lawn in front of house - shoreline from river, men in small boat - panorama of beach - large tree, ladder beside tree - views of houses, trees, road - panorama of rubber trees - three bells hanging beside church - view of church - man standing by tree - old woman posing by hut - view of house - houses on plantation. [1936]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Church interior, children sitting on benches, standing, some children kneeling at alter rail - group of children posing in front of small thatched house - entering house - two frame houses joined by covered walkway, play equipment in yard - children walking from one house to the other - children and teacher in classroom, little girl at blackboard - teacher reading to children - child reading - views of different classrooms, students, teachers - views of children on playground - bicycles in front of frame house - residential street, houses, lawns, sidewalks, trees - worker turning on fire hydrant - view of residential area - man and child sitting on bench with shelter over it in park - residential area, cars and trucks parked - tent, workers and supervisor, workers taking small branches from pile in front of tent - worker grafting branch onto small tree - group of workers grafting trees - plant interior, worker placing hose in top of large vat - workers tending vats, pouring contents of cans into vat, stirring with large wooden paddle - workers closing crates - workers at edge of river, building in background - children in classroom - views of large classroom - children running out of schoolhouse, playing in yard - large group around outdoor table - warehouse interior, shelves, stacks of folded crepe rubber, worker at window into warehouse, stacks of crates - cluster of buildings - sawmill, workers with large log on platform, circular saw - steam engine - ship under way from shore, pier, ship near pier, small boat pulling out to ship - small boat being beached by three men - workers, dock, ship in background. [1940]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Plant interior - views of rubber rolling machinery, workers - machinery rolling rubber into sheets, workers cutting it off and starting it through machinery again or into other machines. [1942]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Thread-making machinery in operation. Sheets of rubber being cut off large roller by steel arm scraping along roller, worker cutting off large sheets - sheets being placed on hangers sheets being fed into rollers, cut off and refed into rollers - hunks of rubber coming off conveyor, drop into bin, dust rising from bin - lift carrying large sacks - tanks with ‘Sulfur’ and ‘Zinc Oxide’ written on side - lift carrying large white sacks - view of large scales man walks past bins with ‘Whiting’ and ‘Zinc Oxide’ written on side - opens cover of conveyor belt, white powder dropping into hole. [1930]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Safety Glass, Part Two. “The ground sheets are transferred to the polishing line.” Sheets of glass on conveyors. “The plate glass is polished by felt-covered disks --” Worker standing under raised polishing machine with disks around perimeter - close-up of disk - long row of polishing machines in operation. “-- that are fed with rouge and water.” Close-ups of polishing process. “The same mirror-smooth finish --” Sheets of glass on conveyor. “-- must be given to the other side of the sheet. So it is picked up and turned over by a machine called the ‘Iron Hand.’” Machine with suction cups picking up sheet of glass, transferring it to another. “The turned-over sheets go to a second grinding line --” Long row of grinding machines in operation, glass moving on conveyor. “-- and a second polishing line.” Polishing machines in operation. “A compressed-air jet is used to separate the polished glass from its table --” Worker removing sheet of glass from table. “-- and it is transferred to the washing line --” Suction machine on overhead crane picking up sheets of glass, moving them to conveyor. “-- where acid and water remove and plaster or rouge.” Glass going through wash. “The sheets are inspected for flaws --” Workers inspecting glass passing them on conveyor. “-- and imperfect sections are cut out.” Worker cutting glass passing him on conveyor. “The good portions are cut to special shapes.” Glass being cut by machinery. “These are conveyed to the laminating department --” Cut piece of glass on overhead conveyor. “-- where they are washed --” Glass moving into machine . “-- and coated on one side with cement --” Glass passing between rollers. “In the assembly room --” Workers at moving assembly line. “-- a sheet of cellulose acetate --” Worker placing flexible sheet on cut piece of glass. “-- is placed on one glass and a second glass in added to make a sandwich.” Workers on moving line. “Rollers press the sandwich tightly together.” Laminated glass leaving rollers. “The sandwiches are placed in tubs --” Workers placing glass in racks in tub. “-- but are separated by lead sheets.” Close-up of sheets. “The next step is heating to 300°F. under 200 pounds of pressure.” Lid of vat opening, steam - workers lowering stack of tubs into pressure vat, lid closing. “Temperature, pressure, and time are carefully controlled.” Close-ups of gauges - worker at controls. “After cooking --” Lid of vat opening, crane removing tubs. “-- the safety glass is dried --” Crane lowering tubs into pit. “-- given an acid bath to cut away the edges of the cellulose sheets between the plates of glass --” Crane lowering tubs into vat, steam rising. “-- and finally washed.” Tubs lowered into vat of water. “After inspection --” Workers inspecting glass on conveyor. “-- the edges are ground and polished.” Stacks of cut pieces of safety glass, machinery grinding and polishing edges. “The channel cut by the acid bath is filled with a waterproof seal.” Glass passing through machine. “After final inspection --” Worker inspecting, writing on glass. “-- the safety glass is ready for installation.” Workers installing glass in car. “Chemists test all raw materials used in making safety glass.” Row of closed rooms - workers in chemistry laboratory - testing processes. “Samples of the finished products are tested also.” Worker using laboratory equipment. “The humidity test subjects samples of safety glass to severe atmospheric conditions.” Inside of humidity chamber. “The sun-arc machine gives the equivalent of months of tropical sunlight.” View of machine with glass samples in it. “A half-pound steel ball --” Worker placing glass in frame. “-- dropped from a height of two feet --” “-- completely shatters ordinary plate glass.” Ball falling, glass breaking. “With safety glass, the same fall --” “-- dropped from a height of sixteen feet --” “-- only makes a ‘star’ and does not break through.” Ball dropping, bouncing - broken, but not shattered windshield from inside car. “So that is why our windshield didn’t fly to pieces.” Same view of car windshield. “This picture is from the film library of the Bureau of Mines of the United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.” “Presentation of this film was made possible through the cooperation of the Ford Motor Company.” “The End.” [1937]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of countryside and traffic from car moving along highways and narrow country roads - automobile, truck, bicycle, pedestrian traffic - herd of cattle crossing road. [1939]