NARA Collection fc — Collection fc

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 1] Man talking about progress made by Ford in 1934 - views of administration building - Henry Ford in conference with two other men, one a reporter, talking over prospects for 1935 - newspaper plant, views of several processes in printing paper, headlines, ‘Ford Will Build Million Cars in 1935,’ ‘End of Depression Seen in Ford Plant’ - views of several groups of people in homes, industry, and office talking about headlines - Henry and Edsel Ford with group of executives at dining table discussing plans - rapidly changing views of plants, production lines, and processes - purchasing department - purchasing policies explained and views of wide variety of materials and their sources shown - several aerial views of River Rouge plant - views of production lines - foundry interior. [1935]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Discussion of Ford plans for 1935 - views of a number of production lines, processes, testing devices in operation, parts on conveyors - views of workers in plant yard walking to plant - aerial view of River Rouge parking lot - revolving globe, discussion and pictures of world distribution of Ford activities - Windsor, Canada plant - London scenes, ferry to Dagenham under Tower Bridge, passing Tower of London - Dagenham plant - Holland countryside scenes - Amsterdam plant - Paris street scenes - French countryside, village - Strasburg plant, exterior and interior - woman with dog cart in Belgian village street and on country road - Antwerp plant - views of Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires plant - Mexico City plant - views of Andes Mountains, roads, cars, Indian on donkey - unloading crated cars from ship into a ‘Junk’ at Shanghai - Chinese village street scenes, family in new car. [1935]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Two workers in small shop making sand mold, one pouring molten metal from ladle into mold - steel plant interior, large furnaces, workers tending furnaces and machines, molten metal flowing - row of molds - close-up of mold, workers turn top onto mold, molten metal flowing into molds - aerial view of Ford Motor Company plants - plant construction, interior, large room full of machinery - interior views of plants - molten metal pouring into ladle car - smokestacks - plant interior, workers at machines - plant interior, overhead crane - plant construction, interior - power plant control board - workers examining, testing, measuring V-8 engine, drive shaft - car in weather tunnel, water pouring onto it - laboratory, two workers discussing piece of metal - automobile parts on table, R.H. McCarrol lecturing about them - laboratory, worker using microbalance - worker tending fire in furnace - top being placed on crankshaft mold, mold being filled with molten metal, mold is removed from casting - laboratory, worker testing metal - worker checking machinery in soy bean processing plant - McCarrol lecturing - laboratory, worker using testing device, measuring diameter of metal rod, rod is broken at narrow spot, tests on tubing - paint is sprayed on cards, test in laboratory - molten metal flowing from furnace - temperature measuring device in worker’s hands, taking temperature of metal in press, close-up showing 1700° ‘Fahr’ - close-up of dials - X-raying metal rod, close-up of X-ray showing joint - axle is placed in machine, twisted - glass rolling machinery in operation, workers placing laminating sheets on glass as it passes on conveyor. [1935]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 6] Man speaking . Different man sitting at desk speaking. [1935]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Worker testing glass for strength by dropping steel ball on it from different heights - machine swung sledge hitting metal bar, hands of worker holding bar and gauge for measuring dent - man standing behind table on which Johansson gauges are spread out, speaking - man behind desk with testing devices, parts displayed behind him, speaking - close-up of automobile transmission with cutaway section showing gears, pointer indicating various gears - two transmissions side by side, each with cutaway section - man lecturing - parts pointed out by hand holding pencil - parts shown - wheel displayed, fitted over brake drum, hub cap put in place - man lecturing - radiator, parts pointed out - man lecturing - aerial view of Ford Motor Company plant - Edsel Ford talking - sign, ‘Ford’ - new Ford, close-ups of front end, front and rear wheels and fenders, motor - overall views of car - interior, front seat, steering wheel, dashboard - back seat - V-8 on front of car - Ford truck, views of front, road from bed looking through rear window and windshield. [1935]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: J.R. Davis sitting at desk, shuffling papers, speaking - drawing of Ford V-8, ‘Introduced Today,’ ‘The New Ford V-8 for 1936’ - man speaking into CBS microphone - man’s hands holding Ford advertisements, displaying pictures of cars - two workers hanging banner sign, ‘See the New Ford V-8 for 1936’ - two men reading Ford advertising brochure - projector on table beside small screen - advertising brochure - J.R. Davis talking - another man talking. “The End.” [1935]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Large globe turning, stopping at Europe. “Beautiful Germany.” Map of Germany - view of German countryside, mountains. “The British Zone.” Map of British Zone, Cologne marked. “Cologne, Rhine.” Map of city of Cologne - view of Cologne cathedral among debris - town hall and part of cathedral - town hall and debris - view of cathedral. “The home of a Cologne Ford worker.” Man in room, washing, sun through window - woman at stove - family eating breakfast, man reading newspaper article, headline, ‘30,000 Kölner Wohnen noch in Kellern’ - panorama of apartment building, ruins all about, man walking out of doorway, down street - panorama of bombed-out buildings - worker at streetcar stop, boarding streetcar - views of Cologne from streetcar. “The Cologne Ford plant.” Aerial view - view of plant from Rhine River - workers punching time clock showing 4:20 a.m. - views of men at machines. “Material testing in the laboratories.” Views of machines testing wear and tear of parts - testing springs - men in chemistry laboratory. “Machine shop.” Workers and machines in shop - gear cutting machine - close-up - shaving machine - gear tooth inspection - bow toothing - panorama of room - workers at piston assembly line - close-up - butt welding machine - boring machine drilling cylinder block - crankshaft and grinding machine in operation - crankshafts on overhead conveyor - crankshaft hardening machine - workers on valve assembly line - worker testing and inspecting valves - view of broaching machine making bearing liners - worker inspecting bearing liner. “Engine assembly.” Workers on assembly line - worker assembling pistons and rings - engines being placed in stands. [1948]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford car with sign, ‘The Ten Millionth. New York to San Francisco’ - crowds, motorcades, police escorts, greetings at the following locations. “Meeting the Mayor of Jersey City on the way to Kearny plant.” “Governor Silzer extends a hearty welcome at Trenton, N.J.” “Mayor Donnelly of Trenton.” “If William Penn and his Quaker colony could only see the Ten Millionth Ford in Philadelphia.” Spectators in front of Philadelphia Public Ledger Building. “Big parades greet the Ten Millionth at every turn. Fifty cars parade through Philadelphia.” “Just a short visit at Gettysburg, where history was made.” Civil War monument. “Eddie Planck, onetime famous baseball pitcher, said, ‘This is the Ten Millionth hit for Ford.’” “In the Blue Ridge Mountains.” “The old covered bridge.” Automobile drives through bridge. “The summit of the Allegheny Mountains on the Lincoln Highway.” Sign, ‘Top of the Alleghenys. Tourists Welcome.’ “Mayor Magee greets us at the City Hall, Pittsburg.” “Ohio heralds our arrival with a boy band.” Freight train seen from a railroad crossing - motorcade driving along country roads and into a town - panel truck with man riding on top and sign, ‘the Old Gray Mare ain’t what she used to be.’ “Where Nebraska, Wyoming, the Lincoln Highway, and the Ten Millionth meet.” Road sign, ‘The Lincoln Highway. Nebraska, Wyoming, New York, San Francisco.’ “Pine Bluff, Wyoming.” “The 13th Cavalry band played ‘Cheyenne’ and we knew where we were.” “The late Gov. W.B. Roos acted as though he would like to see all the rest of the Ten Millionth Fords come to Wyoming…but not at the same time.” “A cool reception awaited us near Laramie.” Snowy landscape. “Westward again.” Stagecoach drawn by horses. “When yesterday and today meet in a picturesque setting of the West.” Mule-drawn covered wagon passed by a Ford. “Part Two will follow immediately.” [1924]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Boy on tractor harrowing field - tractor with disc in field - farmer lowers plow in back of tractor - plowing close to fence - tractor pulling discing rig. [1940]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Lumbering.” “Clearing Ford land near Ypsilanti, Mich., of timber for new dam reservoir.” Workers chop down, use power saw to cut down trees. “Generating the necessary electric power to operate saw for felling trees is another job that the Fordson does easily.” Tractor generating electric power. “100 trees can be cut down in one hour and twenty minutes.” Workers felling trees with an electric saw. “Caterpillar equipment is sometimes added to the tractors when loads are exceptionally heavy or the ground is loose or wet.” Tractor with treads pulls load of logs mounted on flat truck with caterpillar treads over rear wheels. “This load of logs weighs about 18 tons.” “The practicality of the Fordson in logging operations is again demonstrated where streams or small lakes form an obstruction in placing the lumber where it is wanted.” Fordson pulls logs by cable across a small body of water. “Clearing, snaking, and carting timber with Fordson power is common in lumbering regions. In Oregon.” Fordson power saw cutting logs, cable moving logs. “At another place logs are hauled like this. Northern Michigan.” Fordson haul - sled of logs over snow-covered road. “A Fordson powered log skidder that performs herculean tasks for the lumbermen and loggers.” “The Fordson is a recognized factor in the progress of lumbering.” “A complete sawmill outfit and Fordson tractor was purchased by J.W. Shelton and Sons in May, 1925. Previously, steam power was used.” Fordson powered sawmill outfit in operation. “For three months after their purchase they cut 7,000 to 8,000 feet of lumber daily and they are extremely pleased with results accomplished.” “Approximately 16 gallons of kerosene and one pint of motor oil was used daily. Very cheap power considering the amount of lumber sawed.” “Another experience of interest is that of Mr. T.L. Jones, Ringgold, Ga.” Fordson powered sawmill in operation. “Mr. Jones operates his sawmill with the help of his two sons…” “In Silverdale, Tenn., Mr. John White sawed 25,750 feet of lumber for Mr. C.C. Vossburg in four days…” “The Braun Lumber Company early in 1920 realized the advantages of Fordson power over horses in lumber yard work.” Lumber yard. “At present four Fordson units are operated, and they keep 100 trailers and 100 wagons busy day in and day out.” Tractors pull wagons loaded with lumber. “Fordsons do work that horses could never do -- placing two and three box cars loaded with hardwood is one of them.” Fordson pushing boxcars. “When it is necessary, a wagon load of lumber can be pushed into places where it would be impossible to haul it. The load contains 4,000 feet.” Fordson pushes wagon loaded with lumber into shed. “It is a tremendous task to get this lumber unloaded, stored in our sheds and yards, or delivered, but our Fordsons are doing their share faithfully, easily and economically.” Fordson pulls wagon loaded with lumber away from boxcar, backs it into shed. ‘“Approximately 160 loads of lumber are delivered daily in Detroit from our yards,’ says Mr. Braun, ‘and necessarily the same amount is received on our R.R. sidings every day.’” Fordson pulls wagon load of lumber in lumber yard. “The Fordson supplies the power to do everything from cutting the trees down to the final handling of them as boards in a lumber yard. Next it clears the land and now comes reforestation.” Girl sorts plants on a shelf, workers fin trough in a field, field of seedlings. “The End.” [1925]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Manufacturing.” Close-up of report entitled ‘An Analysis of Power and Haulage for Inter-Plant and Industrial Work.’ “Methods of transportation and the application of power used by other concerns in the same line of business as your own are always of interest, especially when these methods effect a real saving.” “There is little doubt but that the power that serves the other concern faithfully, materially reducing costs of handling stocks, materials, apparatus or equipment, will accomplish the same results for those who have similar working conditions, but are not using the same method.” “Whitehead & Kalers Company, Detroit, use 12 Fordsons for inter-plant hauling replacing wheelbarrows, men, teams, and electric trucks at a saving of $100 per day.” Plant yard with Fordson tractors pulling loads and equipment. “Foundries haul slag out of narrow quarters with Fordsons. The investment is about one-third that of electric tractors that will do the same work and operating costs of Fordsons is considerably less.” “Note the all-steel tractor operates safely around fires.” Tractors pull cars filled with slag from foundry. “Three tractors handle 27 five-ton trailers, 12 loading, 12 unloading, and 3 in transit. To handle this job with five-ton trucks would require an investment of $135,000. This equipment cost $26,000.” Fordson tractor pulls two flat-cars loaded with lumber in plant yard. [1925]