NARA Collection fc — Collection fc

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Sailor at wheel of boat - crowd on deck of boat, boy holding parrot in foreground - excursion boat under way, jungle in background, sailboat - workers with machetes chopping down tall brush - large tree falling - worker in roughly cleared area - house on shore, jungle, rubber plantation buildings, jungle covered shores, sailboat and excursion boat from water - town street, horse-drawn two-wheeled carts, pedestrians, streetcar, two policemen - worker adjusting tap - panorama of roughly cleared area, train - wake from fast moving boat - manatee lying in sand - two Brazilians killing manatee - close-up of harpoon at end of coil of rope in fisherman’s hand - streetcar, pedestrians on tree-lined street - sailboat at anchor, beach, houses, jungle - herd of cattle - palm trees - worker pouring latex over turning stick, large ball of solid rubber being formed - exhibit of small parts made from rubber - two workers weighing balls of raw rubber on crude balance, house steps in background - shoreline, cliff, jungle from water - large building with fence around it, tree-shaded street, pedestrian traffic - rubber plantation buildings - workers using hooks on long poles to unload logs from railroad car - dirt road, plantation buildings - doctor and assistant taking care of patient’s foot, patient on table in doctor’s office - two doctors and a worker at table eating - tapped rubber trees - piles of logs - long train of flatcars, some empty and some with logs on them, roughly cleared area in background - cemetery, rows of crosses - close-up of cross, ‘8-5. Fausto Alves D’Almeida. 30’ - plantation buildings, workers on railroad tracks in foreground - close-up of railroad tracks through cleared area. [1931]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Man on horse, cattle in background - people gathered in town street - shore, wake of slow moving boat - view out over boat, davits, lifeboat - jungle on shore - houses, beach, small shacks in water close to shore, women washing clothes, boat in water, man and children swimming - tree-lined street, buildings - business district, pedestrian, streetcar traffic - school children on steps of building, jostling and horseplay - thatched roof side-less shelter, dogs, man, crude corral in background - dock, long building - stacks of wood, boats at dock, workers throwing logs from small sailboats to deck of barge to dock - large wheel carts on cobblestone street, baskets, men - dock, many small fishing boats in water - people on dock and in boats - house, wall around yard, tropical tree growing in yard, men on street - large excursion boats in water - water, shore, buildings - excursion boats, smaller boats - car in front of large old house on tree-lined street - dock, boat, cranes straddling railroad tracks on high inverted U-shaped bases on tracks along dock - man with ox-drawn cart loaded with wood, policemen, pedestrian traffic - jungle from river - cattle being run through narrow chute, workers - jungle from river - people in small boat landing at dock, people on dock, houses on shore - dense jungle on either side of river - wake of fast-moving boat, jungle on both sides. [1931]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Natives pulling manatee out of water - boys playing soccer - line in water - man shooting at alligator - natives kneeling over manatee on beach - snake on ground - caterpillar pulling trailer loaded with logs along dirt road - railroad tracks - area thickly covered with brush - cleared ground, river in background - man sticking ruler into ground near sliced-off area of ground - logs on conveyor passing under water bath before going up chute into sawmill - sign, ‘Restaurant Ford’ - men at tables on patio - jungle from boat on river - shore, town in distance - sailboat on river, jungle - buildings on shore, lumber stacked up on dock - ‘Ford’ water tower, building at side - close-up of building, control panel for water tower - river, jungle, thatched house - latex dripping into bucket from spout on rubber tree - river, pelican on shore - cougar on shore - snake in tree - line in water - jungle, car driven along road - road, open country, Paraná pines - bait on line in water - soccer game - close-up of snake - anteater - snake - parrot in tree. [1931]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Natives beaching manatee - school room, children at double desks - small school building at water’s edge, dock, walk, sign on building, ‘Escola Mixta Estadual e…S. Francisco do Jararaca, Espirato Santos’ - children in classroom - building - worker in chemical laboratory using mortar and pestle - classroom in open-sided shelter, children on benches around teacher’s desk - group of Brazilians standing around and sitting at tables on veranda of long building - man in small boat holding manatee’s head above water with rope - frame house - woman stirring contents of kettle on wood burning stove, child sitting on chair nearby holding baby - children sitting three to a desk in classroom - two girls holding bouquets posing outside frame building - man and woman sitting on porch, small child leaning against woman’s knee - two men sitting at desks surrounded by waist-high barrier, one talking to man in chair outside barrier - woman holding monkey - two men on river bank kneeling over beached manatee, boat in background - children posing - man in boat holding manatee - Brazilian on horseback - very large low building - burning underbrush on partially cleared land - workers planting young rubber trees in cleared area - two men weighing crude rubber on balance - workers using two-man saw to cut felled logs. “Part Four will follow immediately.” Workers using block and tackle to load logs onto caterpillar - caterpillar with logs on it hauling wagon with caterpillar tracks loaded with logs - partially cleared area, workers burning debris - ‘Ford’ water tower - open-sided shelter with pumping machinery - wall with electrical boxes, oxygen tank, bell jar on and near it - pump house in water, pipe on trestle to shore - worker in sterile clothing in pharmacy preparing tray of medication - shore from water, Ford compound - worker pouring liquid latex and another liquid from cans into vat, stirring contents - native in coconut palm, cutting and tossing coconuts down, posing with coconuts at base of tree - bamboo-like fencing - boy holding baby manatee - boy holding fish. [1931]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of river, boats, shore - long boat on beach - view of beach - close-up of palm tree - herd of oxen - boat, officers on deck - people working in irrigated garden - large boat at anchor off shore, man rowing to shore - close-up of tall plants, mounted butterfly display - display of a tarantula, beetles, and other insects - display including snakes, lizards, and eels - view of two live snakes - small boy near large ant hill - barefoot boy climbing palm tree. [1931]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Large building, sign, ‘Restaurant Ford,’ houses built on side of hill with back portions of houses supported by posts - workers standing on scaffolding made of poles tied together, chopping large tree - workers on stump, felled tree - people walking along roadway elevated above ground on posts, restaurant in background, large tree in foreground - views of wake of boat taken from rear of speedboat, flag - shore, houses, trees - herd of cattle, horses, gauchos tending herd - workers sawing felled trees with two-man saw, tractor passing in background - business district of town, streetcar, horse-drawn cart, pedestrian traffic - lake, shore taken from boat - houses on shore, warning light on top of tall post - roughly cleared jungle area - shoe, house, beach from water - man in hammock on deck of boat - boat at dock - small shrine - water, shore - house and warning light on shore - water, shore, buildings - natives posing, crude grass huts in background - small village on shore - jungle - men, piles of woven blankets, loaded baskets, sacks on cobblestone street, boys - people standing beside pile of full baskets - picture and inscription on tomb - shore, buildings, people on beach - people on sidewalk, dirt street, houses coming out to sidewalk. [1931]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Close-up of ‘Ford’ water tower - tile roof and trees from above - roof of building, water and boats and ships in distance - building with two towers, trees, water and distant shoreline - views of town from above - street, several men carrying piano on their heads - rubber plantation buildings from above - cleared area, jungle in background - panoramic views of road through brush, Paraná pines; cleared area, four buildings in foreground - wake of boat on river from boat, jungle on both sides - sailboat ‘Heraldo,’ crew posing on deck - store interior, salesman, customer buying material and shoes - pelicans standing in caged area - pointer indicating automobile parts made of rubber: small gaskets, washers, tape and cable, small rubber pads, weather stripping, clutch plate, metal strip, fan belts, pieces of leather - cluster of buildings, jungle in background - river, shoreline - piles of logs beside railroad tracks, caterpillar hauling trailer load of logs - logs tumbling from trailer - workers using block and tackle to load large logs onto trailer - brush area with Paraná pines, river in distance, from above, cloud of dust moving along road - automobile on road through cleared area, jungle in background - pile of large logs - groups of men in small boats on river, house on shore - worker holding small bowl under tap on rubber tree - rubber tires - tapped rubber tree, worker walking up with pail - herd of cattle, jungle in background - man standing beside huge cactus - gorilla with cigarette in mouth in cage - worker sweeping path with palm branch, children watching. [1931]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Power plant interior, workers tending machinery - close-up of large generator - excursion boat on large river - dock, Ford compound buildings from water - warehouse interior, worker checking stock bins - views of several buildings, pedestrian traffic on elevated road, river in background - tile roofed house, palm branches - panorama of group of thatch houses, buildings, Paraná pines in background - row of frame houses on stilts - ship at dock - native women, some with children on deck of ship - man on deck eating from plate in hands - views of distant shore, island, banks of river from water - steamer, sailboat underway - distant shore from water - trainload of logs on flatcars moving through cleared area - worker unloading logs - logs on conveyor going through washer, into sawmill - sawmill interior, workers riding on and operating saw platforms with logs on them - small railroad engine pulling flatcar of lumber - shop interior, worker at grinding machine - views of several Ford compound buildings - rubber processing building interior, worker - views of river bank, Ford buildings, thatch house village, thatch house, sailboat, and jungle from moving boat - group of men walking in town street, native children and adults - child riding sheep in street - people looking out of open windows of building - group leaving building - large building on hill - church - shore from river - wake of moving boat - small group of frame houses on shore - river banks, jungle, house from moving boat. [1931]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: River, sailboat, houses on shore - fence made of branches tied together along shore - movie theater ‘Orion Cine’ - billboard - herd of horses - boy on bucking horse - herd of cattle - cattle in corral - streetcar turning corner in residential district of town, pedestrians and horse-drawn cart - map showing rivers and locations of following towns: Boa Vista, Santarem, Belem, Marajo, with Boa Vista circled, pointer tracing river from Boa Vista to Belem - large bird in cage - town on shore - park, building, men walking along road - birds in cage - man receiving bolts of cloth and shoes from salesman behind counter - people sitting at table in front of refreshment stand - sawmill, piles of logs - people walking along road elevated on poles - men, women, and children posing - soccer team posing, some dressed as women - buildings, chapel - steer lifted onto boat by crane attached to horns - cattle running onto boat - oxen in yokes led through swamp by man riding ox - boy riding bull - view of open country - cattle in pasture, windmill. [1931]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Small frame house, members of family in yard and looking out of windows - several thatch houses, jungle in background and around houses - family in yard of thatch house, children playing with puppies - thatch shelters along river bank, jungle - alligator - anteater - large bird - several storks at edge of river - large snake dropping from tree - cougar - snake on ground - worker standing beside young rubber tree - views of young rubber trees on hillside, man walking among them - workers caring for young rubber trees - planting trees, man trimming branch of all foliage, placing it in ground - tap on large rubber tree, worker pouring latex from cup into bucket - worker pouring latex over ball on stick, holding it over smoke of fire - two men on horseback riding through grove of large rubber trees, views of grove - worker collecting latex from cups on trees. [1931]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Children in classroom - roughly cleared area - rubber plantation buildings, railroad train passing - view of buildings and pier from water - children in classroom - roughly cleared area - Paraná pine in background, road and bridge in foreground - children leaving school - hand of worker tapping rubber tree - workers carrying cans of rocks to small crusher, pouring them in - road through brush land, a few palm and Paraná pine - rude buildings - truck under hopper - workers using board with markers to space holes in ground for planting - building with screened porch around it beside lake - fire engine - car on road through brush land, portion of road raised on posts - pedestrian traffic along road, row of houses and plantation buildings in background - train moving through roughly cleared area as sun seen from top of railroad car - wooden bridge under construction - man walking along path through jungle - Brazilian woman with two small children, man examining teeth of one - steam shovel moving earth from one place to another in roughly cleared area - smoke, burning brush and tree branches - man walking through high brush - large tree, worker standing beside two large trees - beach, buildings, jungle from water, native canoe - jungle on both sides of river from moving boat - man using microscope - patient on table in doctor’s examining room, doctor and helper bandaging foot - two objects under bell jar - village, water beyond from high point - worker walking with monkey riding on his pants leg - close-up of girl - family posing outside tile roofed house - small child walking with monkey - monkeys playing in tree - fish on line from small boat - two men on beach skinning manatee - three men on shore beaching manatee on line. [1931]

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Views from boat in river of shore, jungle, house on river bank. “Páo-D’Agua.” Views of jungle and shoreline from boat, huts on shore. “Bôa Vista.” View from boat. “Tabocal.” View from boat. “Bocca do Cupary (Cupary Mouth).” View of houses on stilts, shore, jungle from boat. “Men washing clothes along banks.” Brazilians washing clothes in river, standing around camp area. “Dock with railroad cars on tracks -- ‘Ormoc’ alongside.” Dock area with freighter SS ‘Ormoc’ at the dock. “Tractors and trucks in garage yard, showing mud condition.” Vehicles parked in muddy field. “Temporary sawmill, showing mud conditions.” Roofed sawmill with muddy area outside. “New materials after unloading from ‘Ormoc.’” Canvas-covered crates stacked in yard. “Sawmill and powerhouse showing McMyler crane and railroad locomotive.” Views of sawmill, powerhouse, crane and locomotive. “Other side (south) of powerhouse and sawmill, showing houses at Hospital Hill in background.” Houses. “Filtration plant, staff houses in background. Steel for water tank.” Filtration plant. “From staff house No. 1 looking toward river, showing old materials.” River view. [1929] b. Close-up of Detroit player - view of crowded stands - views of stadium and game in progress - view of stadium from airplane - views of ballgame, player injured at first base, team gathered around - crowds on playing field - close-up of Cardinal player - view of ballgame - Dizzy Dean and man in tiger skin, crowd in background - panorama of stands - pitcher and catcher warming up, photographers in background - views of ballgame - views of St. Louis and Detroit dugouts, players lined up - Cardinal pitcher warming up - Detroit dugout - panorama of stadium - Detroit pitcher warming up - close-up of player - Detroit dugout - fans on playing field - close-up of Judge ‘Kennesaw Mountain’ Landis - views of ballgame. [1934]