NARA Collection fc — Collection fc

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The Civil War presents the spectacle of a great nation divided against itself.” “The issues at first were clouded by economic and financial problems; but before the war was over the great issues were revealed to be the freeing of the slaves, and the preservation of the Union.” Map of U.S., showing boundary between free and slave states, Spanish possessions, Northwest Territory, Missouri Territory. “The struggle was imminent in American life long before the actual conflict took place. One of the great leaders of thought was William Lloyd Garrison, who suffered persecution because of his belief in abolition.” Cemetery, Garrison’s tombstone. “During the administration of President James Buchanan --” Portrait. “-- it became evident to both North and South that the final settlement could no longer be postponed.” “Then came the great war President -- Abraham Lincoln.” Portrait. “It is for the living, to be dedicated to the great task before us -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth.” Portrait of Lincoln. “Some famous generals of the Confederacy.” “General Robert E. Lee, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Confederacy.” Monument, equestrian statue of Lee. “General A.S. Johnson.” Tomb, equestrian statue on top. “General Beauregard.” Equestrian statue in circle. “Some famous Union Army Generals.” “General U.S. Grant. ‘We’ll fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.’” Portrait. ‘Statue of General Sherman, famous for his march from Atlanta to the Sea and for his pithy description of war.” Equestrian statue. “In the Civil War as in the recent World War, the colleges bent all their energies to winning the cause.” “At Harvard-Massachusetts Hall was used as a barracks, as it had been used in the Revolution.” Students on lawn, two girls on bench in front of Massachusetts Hall. “Harvard erected Memorial Hall in honor of her sons who fell in the Civil War.” Memorial Hall, pedestrian traffic. “The Navy was an important factor in the Civil War. The battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac was epoch-making.” Painting of battle. “Admiral Farragut, hero of the battle of New Orleans.” Statue. “One of the decisive battles of the world was fought at Vicksburg, Mississippi.” “In June, 1863, the Union fleet under Admiral Porter passed under the guns of the Fort at Vicksburg.” Ruins of fort from the river. “The old battle ground at Vicksburg during the reunion of the Blue and the Gray.” Crowd out-of-doors, man making speech. “Iowa, New York, Missouri, Mississippi, and Minnesota have erected monuments commemorating their brave.” Tourists visiting the monuments. “The final scenes of the war were centered around Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy. Richmond is laid out on a succession of low hills that rise from the River James.” Panorama of Richmond. “The inner line of the breastworks for the defense of Richmond is marked by the cannon in the foreground.” Cannon on parkway, city skyline in background. “Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, was attending St. Paul’s Church on April 2, 1865, when he received a telegram from General Lee saying that Richmond must be evacuated.” Church. “Severe fighting for the capture of Richmond took place at Seven Pines. The old breastworks are visible, and the trees still bear the marks of shell fire.” Large house with wall around it, trees - two men in front of building looking at exhibit of Civil War weapons and equipment - two men walking through woods, examining scarred trees. “The struggle ended; men ‘beat their shields into plowshares and their swords into pruning hooks.’ The slave was made free; the Union was preserved.” Murals on wall, people passing by and looking at them - monument, statue of Lincoln holding hand over head of kneeling slave. “The assassination of Lincoln was the great catastrophe of the Civil War. He was shot in Ford’s Theater one week after Lee’s surrender.” People entering Ford’s Theater. “Where Abraham Lincoln died.” ‘House where Lincoln died,’ sign on building. “Though scars may last, the wounds are healed. A nation, torn within itself, is now made whole again.” Confederate and Union veterans with U.S. soldier. “The End.” “Ford Educational Library.” [1921]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The Civil War presents the spectacle of a great nation divided against itself.” “The issues at first were clouded by economic and financial problems, but before the war was over the great issues were revealed to be the freeing of the slaves, and the preservation of the Union.” Map of U.S. at turn of war showing territories, Spanish possessions, free and slave states. “The struggle was imminent in American life long before the actual conflict took place. One of the great leaders of thought was William Lloyd Garrison, who suffered persecution because of his belief in abolition.” Gravestone, ‘William Lloyd Garrison 1805-1879, Helen Eliza Garrison 1811-1878.’ “During the administration of President James Buchanan --” Portrait of Buchanan. “It became evident to both North and South that the final settlement could no longer be postponed.” “Then came the great war President -- Abraham Lincoln.” Portrait of Lincoln. “It is for us, the living, to be dedicated to the great task before us -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from this earth.” “Some of the famous generals of the Confederacy.” “General Robert E. Lee, Commander-in-chief of the Army of the Confederacy.” Statue of Lee on horse. “General A.S. Johnson.” Statue atop mount. “General Beauregard.” Statue of Beauregard. “Some famous Union Army Generals.” “General U.S. Grant: ‘We’ll fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.’” Portrait of Grant. “In the Civil War as in the recent World War, the colleges bent all their energies to winning the cause.” “At Harvard -- Massachusetts Hall was used as a barracks, as it had been used in the Revolution.” Three men standing on lawn by hall. “Harvard erected Memorial Hall in honor of her sons who fell in the Civil War.” Large building. “The Navy was an important factor in the Civil War. The battle of the Monitor and Merrimac was ‘epoch-making.’” Drawing of the two ships fighting. “Admiral Farragut, hero of this battle of New Orleans.” Statue of Farragut. “One of the decisive battles of the world was fought at Vicksburg, Miss.” “In June 1863 the Union fleet under Admiral Porter passed under the guns of the fort at Vicksburg.” “The old battle ground at Vicksburg during the reunion of the Blue and the Gray.” Crowds sitting on benches in the open. “Iowa, N.Y., Missouri, Miss., and Minn., have erected monuments commemorating their brave.” Various monuments. “The final scenes of the war were centered around Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy. Richmond is laid out on a succession of low hills that rise from the river James.” Panoramic views of Richmond - bridge crossing river - industrial area. “The inner line of the breastwork for the defense of Richmond is worked by the cannon in the foreground.” Residential area, automobile traffic, divided street with monument in middle. “Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, was attending St. Paul’s Church on April 2, 1865 when he received a telegram from General Lee saying that Richmond must be evacuated.” St. Paul’s Church. “Severe fighting for the capture of Richmond took place at Seven Pines. The old breastworks are visible, and the trees still bear the marks of gunfire.” Man standing by relics - sign, ‘Jelyne Battlefield Guide’ - two men with dogs walk through woods, point at tree - close-up of tree - large piece missing from trunk - view of woods. “The struggle ended; men beat their shields into plowshares and their swords into pruning hooks. The slave was made free; the Union was preserved.” Lincoln freeing slave statue. “The assassination of Lincoln was the great catastrophe of the Civil War. He was shot in Ford’s Theater one week after Lee’s surrender.” Ford Theater. “Though scars may last, the wounds are healed. A nation, torn within itself, is now made whole again.” Three men in army uniforms - two are Union, one Confederate - third stands between them. “The End.” “Ford Educational Library.” [1920]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Miners operate manual coal drill, use picks and crowbar to break coal from seam, load coal cars in mine with hand shovels, ride loaded coal cars - miner shoes mule. “A powerful steel cable hauls the cars to the surface, a thousand feet in 23 seconds.” Loaded coal cars raised to top of elevator, emptied into chute. “The diamond drift. Drift mining consists in driving a tunnel straight through the side of a mountain to the coal vein. This tunnel runs for a mile before coal is reached.” “Trains, electrically hauled, convey the coal from the drift.” Locomotive pulls coal cars from tunnel - cars are emptied by dumping. (Above caption repeated.) Miners with lunch pails leave mine by elevator. “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” Miners after work. “A mining community near Scranton, Pennsylvania. The large buildings are collieries or breakers where the coal is broken to size, sorted and the slate removed.” Cranes and culm - banks - coal colliery machinery. “‘Stripping.’ Earth removed to a depth of fifty feet from the coal vein permits the coal to be taken out with a steam shovel.” “Miners’ homes, well-built and comfortable, are erected the coal companies.” “Culm dumps. Coal not of a marketable size and refuse is piled in the culm dump. Washing redeems a large percentage of it for fuel.” Coal is washed, sorted, placed on conveyor belt. “Leaving the coal fields for the freight yard where the coal is sorted for shipment.” Loaded railroad coal cars. Coal freighter with tugboat, ‘Luchenback Line, New York, USA.’ “On the way to hearth and fireside.” Freight train - people pick up coal from beside tracks - coal train crosses snow-covered countryside. [1916] b. Panorama of Tacoma - business district. “Extensive coastwise and foreign commerce is negotiated at Tacoma’s waterfront.” Drawbridge - ships at anchor and in dry dock. “Looking south on Pacific Avenue, the main business artery of Tacoma.” Horse-drawn vans and pedestrian traffic. “Numerous parks and open spaces relieve the congestion of a busy city. Wright Park.” Greenhouse, residential areas. “Point Defiance Park, bordered on three sides by Puget Sound, presents a beautiful panorama of shade trees and sea shore.” “A few miles from Tacoma lies Olympia, the capital of Washington, we’ll journey there for a few moments visit -- this is the Capitol Building.” [1916]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Plains - sky and clouds - railroad tracks along edge of foothills, sign, ‘Private Way’ - valley with mine buildings and warehouses - Artesian well - rock formations - sunset over mountains from prairie - workers pick and sort pears, pack them into barrels and load them into truck. [1921] b. Senate Office Building from North Wing of Capitol - North Wing of Capitol - Naval Observatory - Georgetown University - Washington - statue in Washington Circle - Statue of Benjamin Franklin, 10th and Pennsylvania Avenue, Morrison Paper Co., sign, ‘Money’s Worth’ - Von Steuben monument - Rochambeau monument - Xosciuszko monument - man enters building - cave like cellar with iron door - house - man walks down driveway - old men in front of building - filtration plant - church, 1774 marked above door - tower - Christ Church, Alexandria, Va. - exterior and interior - Mt. Vernon, farm buildings, house, tomb, ivy covered and surrounded by iron fence - sign, ‘General George Washington’ - Mt. Vernon - Smithsonian Institution - greenhouse - apartment house - oldest inhabitants building, Pennsylvania Ave. - large townhouse - residential and business street - truck, automobile traffic - signs, ‘Photograph’ and ‘Circle’ - the Old Stone House, Georgetown - sign, ‘M.C. Huddleston & Co. Slate & Tile Roofing’ - fields with town in distance - Lee house and Arlington Cemetery - monument to Roughriders - other monuments - large town house with flag - portrait of Revolutionary personage - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - ceremony - sculpture - National Museum - Museum of Natural History and Smithsonian Institution - Smithsonian Institution - church - downtown - pedestrian traffic - Capitol - Christian Heurich home - row houses - house - public building - panorama - houses and buildings - Boy Scout rings doorbell of house - rundown house - stone house - row houses. [1921]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “The highway is paved with bitulithic for a distance of forty-seven miles. There is one mile of reinforced concrete bridges and viaducts, three miles of dry masonry walls, four miles of concrete gutters and six miles of concrete fencing.” Map showing Columbia River and highway - several people getting into car in driveway, leaving, house in background - highway, automobile traffic - panoramic view of highway, river, wooded mountains - highway through forest - scenic overlook, tourists at fence. “Looking down at Rooster Rock from the highway.” “Crown Point. This great rock stands 725 feet above the mile wide river. The Columbia River Highway encircles the top of it.” View of point from a distance, road - automobile traffic on highway up point. “Near Crown Point. This is the western entrance to the Gorge of the Columbia.” Cars on highway, cliffs, trees - building under construction at top of Crown Point. “Eastward through the Gorge of the Columbia from Crown Point. A magnificent panorama is revealed to all travelers who circle around the great rock on the Columbia River Highway.” Tourists looking at Columbia River from top of Crown Point. “The smooth surface of the finished pavement is delightful to drive over. The roadway forms a suitable frame to the beautiful picture and adds a charm to the landscape.” Traffic on highway through mountains. “Concrete bridge at Latourell Falls. There are three arches eighty feet in length; the bridge is one hundred feet in height.” Traffic on bridge. “The Falls of Multnomah. The source of this crystal stream is Larch Mountain, 4000 feet above the Highway. There are two falls, the first being a perpendicular of 600 feet. The water pounds into a circular basin, and, then with comet-like reverberations flows swiftly under a slender arch bridge only to drop almost 70 feet, nearly to the level of the Columbia.” Several views of falls - tourists at picnic table, falls in background - traffic on highway. “Tunnel at Oneonta Gorge. The highway crosses the stream on a concrete bridge and enters a tunnel which pierces the east wall of the gorge, which is two hundred and five feet in height.” Bridge, tunnel, traffic - view of mountains - from inside tunnel - tourists at overlook watching tunnel, traffic. “Horsetail Falls. Coming from a great height, the water shoots downward with a high velocity as it passes over the face of the moss covered cliff. It resembles the tail of a horse. There is excellent fishing in the pool at the base of the falls.” Views of falls, bridge, traffic, tourists on foot. “The Falls of McCord Creek. Situated near the heart of the Cascade Range, this mountain torrent has a picturesque setting. It is wild and beautiful, typical of the ‘Columbia Gorge Park’ which has been set aside by the national government for public recreation.” Tourists looking at falls - traffic on highway. “Three-hinged concrete bridge, Moffett Creek.” “The finished roadway crosses the stream on an arch of stone and concrete. Substantial stone walls with concrete copings protect the traveling public.” Tourists in niche on bridge, river, wooded canyon in background - traffic on highway, cliffs. “Wahkuna Falls. Wahkuna means ‘most beautiful’ in the Indian tongue. Of all the waterfalls seen from the great highway, none is more beautiful.” “Looking east from Shepperd’s Dell. This great pillar of basalt forms the east gateway to Shepperd’s Dell. It was necessary to cut under the side of this rock in order to secure the full width of roadway and permit a good sight ahead.” Traffic on highway, overhanging cliff. “Shepperd’s Dell looking west. The white arch of concrete bridges a chasm one hundred fifty feet in width and one hundred forty feet in depth.” Traffic over bridge, cliff - tourists on overlook, river below, mountains in background. [1917] b. Chalk talk type cartoon showing Army, Navy, and Uncle Sam in coils of snake labeled ‘Strike - Food Speculator - Pro-German Press - Congressman - Peoples Council - Senator - Clergymen - Propagandists’ - captioned, ‘The United Snakes of America -The Copper Heads-signed, ‘Animated by Ford.’ [1917]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Group of men standing around Ford Tri-Motor airplane - Tri-Motor taking off - twin-motor plane on runway, photographers - open cockpit plane flagged off, Henry Ford Museum in background - flying boat with one motor attached to center of wing on struts above boat, wheels attached to boat, pontoons on wing struts - monoplane taking off - biplane flagged off - biplane moving down runway - monoplane taking off - group of men in front of Ford Tri-Motor, other planes on field in background - Tri-Motor taking off - monoplane taking off - biplane flagged off - men beside group of planes on field - men and suitcases near planes warming up - young woman pilot posing - plane, ‘Texaco No. 13’ on runway, close-up of pilot, ‘Frank M. Hawks’ printed on plane near cockpit - man with camera near ‘Texaco No. 13’ - group of men near planes on runway, bunting-draped hangar in background - four men posing - field, planes, spectators from on top of hangar, Ford Museum in background - building, spectators lined up along field, planes, three biplanes in flight - two men in cowboy hats posing - formation of biplanes in flight - man shaking hands with pilot of ‘Texaco No. 13’ - close-up of pilot in cockpit - pilot in cockpit posing with women standing near plane - man posing in fur parka, crowd in background - man and two women posing beside plane, other people posing with first three - man with cap and goggles - crowd on runway, planes lined up on field - crowd around planes on runway, Henry Ford Museum in background - plane in air - crowd, planes on runway - young woman pilot in cockpit of biplane, ‘Pilot Nancy Hopkins’ on side of plane - men talking to woman pilot - woman pilot getting out of cockpit, posing beside plane - formation of planes over field - plane in flight. [1929]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Planes of various types lined up on field, bunting draped buildings in background - spectators looking at planes - motors of plane warming up - close-ups of pilots - planes taking off on signal of flag man - Greenfield Village buildings including replica of Independence Hall in background - three biplanes in flight - close-up of pilot about to take off - small planes flipping over in formation - crowd on ground - formation flying over again - spectators shaking hands with pilot in plane, sign, ‘Frank M. Hawks, Texaco No. 13,’ on plane. [1929] b. B-24 Liberator in flight - interior of Willow Run airplane plant - Liberator bombers on assembly line - workers, both men and women, performing various tasks on assembly line - writing - installing canopy, tail section, motors - close-up of landing gear as plane moves along assembly line - installing propellers - polishing finished plane - B-24 rolling off assembly line onto airfield, taking off on test flight - ground from plane - aerial view of B-24 in flight. [1944] c. CG4A cargo glider landing on field, pilot sitting up front with glass panel across top half of cabin - troops marching past glider - men running - glider coming in for landing, another following - Iron Mountain glider plant exterior - plant interior, workers covering part of fuselage set up and assembling wing, attaching it to glider - attaching other parts - workers setting up poles, with cable between, on field - plane pulling gliders taking off, plane in flight. [1944]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Panorama of airfield, planes and people - men gathered around scales weighing baggage - panorama of field, planes - views of spectators behind fence, Stout Airlines Tri-Motor, other planes on field - field, men standing on apron, bunting-draped hangar, views of several planes - Henry, Edsel, Henry II, and Benson Ford standing on field - group of men, including the Fords, on field - Henry II and Benson Ford getting into car - man with white flag and others on field - Tri-Motor taking off and in flight - views of other planes being flagged off - crowd on field, dirigible overhead, landing on field - spectators on field looking at planes and moored balloons - balloons taking off, in flight - group of men weighing baggage on scales, planes in background - several planes being flagged off - parking area, spectators along fence - spectators on field - plane and dirigible in flight, dirigible landing on field. [1929] b. (‘Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Inspect Tunnel and Powerhouse’ written on film) - group of men, including Henry Ford inside power plant, looking at machinery and equipment, posing - group, including Henry and Edsel Ford getting in car, driving away. [1930]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Ford Tri-Motor airplane on field - views of people on field taken from moving vehicle - Henry and Edsel Ford and two sons of Edsel on field - group of men on field including pilot, Edsel Ford and sons - Edsel Ford’s sons climbing into car - Henry and Edsel Ford with others on field near plane - man with flag waving planes off field - Tri-Motor taking off and in flight - views of other planes being flagged to start off - crowd on field, dirigible coming in for landing on field - spectators on field near planes and moored balloons - close-up of balloons. Reliability Tour. [1929] b. President-elect of Mexico visits Rouge, 1930. Final assembly line, large group of spectators - Edsel Ford pointing out something to Mr. Rubio - car driven off assembly line - people leaving plant - new car leaving building. [1930] c. At Michigan State Fair- small band, violin, accordion, and two guitars, playing on raised platform in tent - audience seated in chairs - four Negro boys singing accompanied by accordion - Negro boys singing, accompanied by band - group of people waiting under canopy, car stopping, picking up passengers - car going up ramp, tents in background - car going down other side of ramp. [1932] d. Ford workers and families working in vegetable gardens, houses in background - Negro couple working garden - scenes of people in garden - close-up of baskets of vegetables . Ford Thrift Gardens. These gardens located in Inkster. [1932]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Henry Ford and other man walk to plane, biplane and cameraman in background - Ford and others talking under wing of plane - group of men talking, dirigible mooring mast in background - view of biplane No. 14 - biplane No. 24 - views of cars, men standing around cars, car drives off - tractor - Ford and other man leaning against small tractor talking - several views of planes flying over airfield - view of biplane across rainy, muddy field - Ford talking to group of men - Edsel Ford and R.W. Schroeder talking near car - view of group of men including Edsel Ford and Schroeder - two men talking. [1925]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Stout 2-AT airplane taxiing at Ford Airport, crowd in front of hangar in background - planes taking off and in flight - workers with airplanes - crowd - plane No. 10 takes off - Henry Ford with man walking beside building - cameramen - Ford talking to others, tractor and airplane in background - balloon, ‘Detroit News Trophy Race’ ascending - balloons and airplane in air - deflated balloon on ground, workers fitting metal ring into hole in fabric - close-up of man holding barometer - balloons on field, crowd around them - planes lined up on field, hangar in background, taking off - Ford Stout 3-AT three engine plane, prototype Ford Tri-Motor, workers and pilot around cockpit at top of wing, motors running, views of plane, plane in flight - views of banquet, head table. [1925]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Airplanes taking off, landing, in flight - airport revolving search light - Henry Ford with others beside airplane in hangar - Ford examining plane, talking with man - airship mooring mast, balloons ascending one at a time - balloon over tree tops - two men in early model Ford, sign on door, ‘Owned by E.H. Bryant…’ parking by airplane ‘Ford Maiden Dearborn II’ - Model T is driven through Ford airport mud, panorama of planes on field. Stout 2-AT plane with motor going - planes flagged off field - group on field including Edsel Ford with flag - tour official with papers in hand. [1925]