NARA Collection fc — Collection fc

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Edited film with scenes of New York City, showing the importance of the trucking industry to the way of life of a large city. The final portion of the film is advertising for Ford built trucks. Shows delivery of fruit, milk, gasoline, newspapers, coal, bread, and more - views of various Ford trucks. [1940]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 2] Group of workers on roof of small frame building, all jumping off - large crowd of workers in Willow Rouge plant yard - Robert P. Patterson, Under Secretary of War, and Rolland J. Thomas, president of United Auto Workers, C.I.O., shaking hands, 9/12/42. Group including Edsel and Henry Ford, Patterson, and Thomas - crowd in background - large crowd of workers, buildings - Willow Run plant, band - workers, speakers platform - workers in plant yard - crowd, platform - workers, speakers on platform - tri-level road, crowd on upper levels, parked buses, cars - band and majorettes on upper level - group on overpass including Charles Sorensen, Patterson, Edsel Ford - Edsel Ford and Sorensen with military officers, Patterson, Thomas - Thomas speaking - Edsel Ford speaking, another man speaking - military officers, Sorensen, Edsel Ford, Thomas, and Patterson - Patterson speaking - group beside decorated road barrier, other men in background - crowd, barrier opening, large trucks passing. [1942]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 1] Crowd of workers gathering outside Willow Run plant, speaker and officials on bunting draped platform, U.S., Australian, Philippine, Panamanian, British flags flying from platform, 9/12/42. Crowd, truck and jeep traffic on tri-level road - crowd on highway, flags, motorcade of jeeps - motorcade on lowest level of road, crowd on upper levels - crowd, speakers on platform - close-up of Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson speaking - crowd, speakers platform - man speaking, Henry Ford seated in background, crowd, platform - close-up of Rolland J. Thomas, president of United Auto Worker, C.I.O., speaking - platform, Henry Ford standing, bowing, officials on platform standing, applauding - crowd, platform - close-up of Ford speaking - Paterson and Ford talking on platform - group posing, including Patterson, Henry Ford, Thomas, and Edsel Ford - close-up of Patterson, Henry and Edsel Ford - large crowd of workers between building and high fence - men on platform - large crowd of workers - crowd, platform - Charles Sorensen and Edsel Ford on platform - military officers - crowd, platform, man speaking - views of Edsel Ford speaking. [1942]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Plant interior - tail assembly moved into place by crane - workers filing past man, receiving refreshments - view of partially completed B-24 Liberator bomber, workers - wing section being moved by crane - workers carrying section of fuselage covering, placing it on side of plane - Liberator bombers on field, workers - men and women workers assembling plane - engine being lowered into position - landing gear being lowered - woman worker in nose section cleaning windows - propeller assembly - several views of women workers eating lunch - women workers wiring, riveting, drilling holes - cockpit assembly - landing gear assembly, testing - fuselage being moved by crane, lowered - workers on tail assembly - several views of bombers under construction - tractor hauling bomber out of plant - engines being started - bomber taxiing - Edsel Ford and another man inspecting bomber, photographer - silhouette of bomber on field, planes in flight - plant interior - propeller assembly. [1943]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Aerial views of city, country, lake, B-24 Liberator bombers in formation flight - plant interior, rows of bombers under construction, workers - woman operating overhead crane carrying fuselage section, section being lowered - wing and fuselage assembly lines - landing gear, retraction testing - engine and propeller - women workers assembling plane - engine being lowered by crane, workers placing it - tail section being moved into place by crane, workers securing it - worker fastening propeller to engine - group of men touring plant - workers carrying section of fuselage covering, placing it on side of partially completed plane, group watching - tail section assembly to plane - workers filing past man, receiving refreshments - plant interior, wing section being moved by crane - Liberator bomber on field - Edsel Ford inspecting finished Liberator bomber. [1943]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Aircraft instruments, with pair of fluctuating graphs [Manometer] positioned above, mounted in passenger cabin of Ford Tri-Motor (graphs are formed by changing level of colored liquid in glass tubes in response to the varying conditions) - views of test instruments and graphs document the following flight conditions: ground check, take off, climbing, level flight, cruising speed, level flight, minimum speed, level flight, high speed, spiral to the left, spiral to the right, left motor dead, center motor dead, right motor dead, dive and pull out, roll, stall, glide without power, and landing. [1932]

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

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of herder with sheep beside lake - farmer shearing sheep by hand, two wool buyers looking at sheep, fleece - farmer shearing another sheep - flock of sheep in field, herder and dog - buck with curling horns - herder and flock - man getting out of car in farmyard, waving, farmer walking up, man showing farmer upholstery in car, the two walking away - family looking at new car in farmyard, getting in - farmer with bundles under arm looking at advertising on Ford dealer’s window family looking at new Ford in farmyard, getting in - family with new car in front of house - small town business district, farmer leaving store with packages under arms - (repeat) - wool buyer and farmer beside car in farmyard talking - shearing sheep with electric clippers hands examining wool on sheep - farmer looking in store window, entering - farmer and wool buyer talking, standing beside car at curb. [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Workers upholstering a Ford automobile seat. [1926]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Caption superimposed over portrait of Henry Ford, “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.” Men and women workers entering plant through gate, truck and bus traffic. [1942]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of fairgrounds and buildings - truck traffic, construction, workers. [1939]