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WOMEN SITTING ON PORCH OF FRAME HOUSE. CHAUFFEUR DRIVEN CAR STOP IN FRONT, LADIES GETTING OUT JOINING OTHERS ON PORCH. TWO WOMEN IN CONVERTIBLE STOP GET OUT, JOIN OTHERS.

LONG LINE OF NEW CARS PARKED OUTSIDE FRAME HOUSE AT THE NEXT BRIDGE CLUB MEETING. THE GIRLS CLIMB OUT OF EACH CAR ONE BY ONE.

SIGN ABOVE PLANT, "NETHERLANDSCHE FORD". PAN.

AERIAL BARGE ON RIVER, PICTURESQUE SHORE.

AERIAL VIEW OF PLANT. PANORAMIC VIEW OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLANTS, SOME ON WATERFRONTS.
PEDESTRIANS, TRAFFIC.

SPEEDING RAILROAD TRAIN CARRYING PIGGYBACK CRATES ON FLAT CARS.

HENRY & EDSEL FOR LOOKING OVER V-8 ENGINE 1935 HENRY AND EDSEL WALK THROUGH PLANT, CHATTING.

AERIAL WORKERS ON LONG LINE ENTERING BUILDING TO VOTE. PAN TO WORKERS GETTING ON BUS.

AERIAL FLOAT WITH NEW FORD 1946 V-8 AND VINTAGE QUADRICYCLE. 2 MEN PUSH OLD MODEL CAR TO GET IT STARTED AFTER FAILING 1ST TIME. MOUNTED POLICEMAN GOES BY.

HENRY AND EDSEL FORD SITTING ON LOW WALL, HUGE STEEL SKELETAL BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN BACKGROUND. PLAQUE ON BUILDING READS, "UNITED STATES NATIONAL DEFENSE WILLOW RUN AIRPLANE PLANT, DEDICATED JUNE 16, 1941. DESIGNED AND ERECTED FOR BOMBER PRODUCTION BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY, HENRY FORD FOUNDER, EDSEL FORD PRESIDENT".

LARGE GROUP OF DEFENSE PLANT WORKERS POSE IN FRONT OF LIBERATOR. GROUP INCLUDES HENRY FORD II AND ARMY OFFICER WITH BOMBER.

HUGE CROWD GATHERS AROUND BOMBER. AERIAL VIEWS OF ENORMOUS PLANT. PAN INSIDE PLANT WITH WORKERS ASSEMBLING GLIDERS

PLANT INTERIOR, TANK MOTOR DECORATED WITH FLAGS.
SIGN, "25,000TH TANK ENGINE". 500-HP TANK BEING TESTED ON ROUGH TERRAIN

FORDS CARS BEING TESTED ON DIRT AND BUMPY ROADS AT TEST SITE. FORD CAR RIDES ON RAILROAD TRACKS, BOUNCING RIGOROUSLY. SMOKING LOCOMOTIVE WITH PASSENGER CARS SPEEDS BY ON ADJACENT TRACK.

TRACTOR GETS STUCK AT EDGE OF POND. BACKS UP TO MIDDLE OF POND, SPEEDS OUT OF POND.

TWO MEN JUMP OVER A SMALL DITCH, LAY DOWN PLANKS ACROSS DITCH SO TRACTOR CAN CROSS. TRACTOR BREAKS PLANKS, BUT CROSSES EASILY WITHOUT THEM.

WORKER WRAPS LARGE ROCK IN FIELD WITH CHAIN, ATTACHES CHAIN TO TRACTOR. TRACTOR PULLS ROCK THROUGH FIELD, WORKER HOPS A RIDE ON THE ROCK.

TWO TRACTORS JOIN TO PULL DOWN A TALL STUMP.

TRACTOR-DRAWN DISKS PLOWING THE SAME ROUGH DRY SOIL. PANORAMA OF UNCLEARED LAND.

INDIAN GIRL IN THICK, FOREST BRUSH. GIRL IS OVERTAKEN BY INDIAN BRAVE WHO HUGS HER LOVINGLY.
THEY LOOK THROUGH BRUSH & SEE COVERED WAGONS WITH WHITE MEN ON FOOT. CIRCA 1919

VINTAGE TRUCK BECOMES MIRED IN DEEP MUDDY ROAD.
TRUCK ROCKS FORWARD AND BACKWARDS IN ATTEMPT TO FREE ITSELF. DRIVER GETS OUT, KICKS TIRE, HAILS PASSING CAR, GETS PULLED OUT WITH CHAIN.

BLACKSMITH SHOP WITH 2 MEN LOITERING IN FRONT, MAN GREETS THE TWO MEN AND BLACKSMITH COMING OUT.

BUSY GARAGE WITH MECHANIC WORKING ON CAR OUTSIDE.
MAN IN FEDORA & OVERCOAT ALSO WORKS ON CAR OUTSIDE GARAGE

YOUNG WOMAN CONVERSES WITH OLD COUPLE IN LIVING ROOM. GIRL MAKES GESTURE OF SHAME, SHAME WITH FINGERS TO OLD LADY

YOUNG COUPLE RIDE TOWARDS CAMERA IN AUTO.

VINTAGE CAR PARKED OUTSIDE MOTION PICTURE THEATER WITH SIGN, "MADISON", FEATURING 'NORMA TALMADGE.'

CHILDREN ON WAY TO SCHOOL, WALKING DOWN MUDDY ROAD TOWARD CAMERA.

CHILDREN PLAYING IN SCHOOLYARD, TEACHER RINGING BELL.

WOMAN CARRYING CHILD LEAVES FARMHOUSE , GETS INTO CAR, DRIVES AWAY, LEAVES MAN FEEDING CHICKENS IN FRONT OF HOUSE.

U. S. MAIL TRUCK STOPS, UNIFORMED DRIVER GETS OUT OPENS REAR DOORS ON TRUCK WITH KEY, TAKES PACKAGES FROM MAN, PUTS THEM IN TRUCK.

TRUCK DRIVER UNLOADS MILK CANS FROM TRUCK ONTO PLATFORM. DRIVES OFF.

CUSTOMERS AROUND VEGETABLE STAND WITH SIGN, "FRESH VEGETABLES -- FARM TO TABLE".

SPENCER TRACY IN OFFICE AT DESK SIGNING BOOK.
EDSEL FORD WRITING IN BOOK. 1939

JEHL EXPLAINING SOMETHING TO SPENCER TRACY AS OTHERS LISTEN IN. HENRY FORD TURNING HANDLE ON MACHINE IN LABORATORY, TRACY WATCHING.

TRACY POSES WITH EDSEL FORD.

SPENCE TRACY CHATS WITH FRANCIS JEHL IN EDISON'S LABORATORY AS HENRY AND EDSEL FORD PASS IN BACKGROUND. TRACY GIVES OUT A BIG LAUGH WHILE SPEAKING WITH JEHL.

HENRY FORD TALKING TO TRACY AND GESTURING.

HENRY FORD STOOPING OVER CUTTING WHEAT BY HAND WITH SMALL SICKLE, SPECTATORS INCLUDE HENRY FORD II.

MAN CUTTING WHEAT WITH SCYTHE AND CRADLE ATTACHED MAKING IT LOOK LIKE 4-BLADED SCYTHE. SPECTATORS.

MEN IN FIELD CUTTING WITH SCYTHE WITH CRADLE.
SHEAVES OF WHEAT PILED UP ON GROUND.

TWIN HORSE-DRAWN REAPER IN FIELD, SPECTATORS.
HENRY FORD DRIVES THE HORSE-DRAWN REAPER. AS CROWD WATCHES, PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKE SHOTS.

GIRL AND BOY CHOIR SING ON PLATFORM, AS CONDUCTOR LEADS WITH BATON. PAN. CROWD AND PARKED CARS IN BG

SUN OVER DETROIT RIVER WITH CITY SKYLINE IN DISTANCE. FACTORIES WITH STACKS ALONG RIVER. PAN. EXCURSION BOAT LEAVING DOCK.

MONTAGE LARGE RAILROAD TERMINAL BUILDING IN DETROIT. AUTO AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.

AUTOMOBILES, DOUBLE DECKER BUS, STREETCAR, PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IN BUSTLING BUSINESS DISTRICT.
SIDEWALKS JAMMED WITH PEOPLE. DOUBLE STREETCARS ROUND CORNER AT INTERSECTION

UNIFORMLY DRESSED CHILDREN IN FRONT OF LARGE BUILDING, WEARING KNICKERS AND CAPS.

DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING.

PLANT, CROWDS OF WORKERS WALKING ALONG SIDEWALK ON BUSY THOROUGHFARE. LONG LINE OF WORKERS GETTING ON STREETCARS OR WAITING OR THEM. DOUBLE STREETCARS LOADED WITH WORKERS RIDING BY.

PEOPLE IN OPEN MARKET, BOY BUYING CHICKEN, HOLDS IT UP BY ITS LEGS. MAN RECEIVING MONEY AT TELLER'S WINDOW.

AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC IN STREET, CROWD LEAVING CHURCH

PEOPLE WALKING IN PARK, PIGEONS. BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC OF VINTAGE CARS.

CROWDS STREAMING THROUGH GATE AT DOCK TO BOARD EXCURSION BOAT. CROWDED EXCURSION BOAT SLOWLY MOVES OUT ON RIVER. SMOKING STACK.

CHAUFFEUR-DRIVEN CONVERTIBLE WITH MEN IN REAR SEAT, PULLS AWAY FROM ESTATE, PEOPLE STANDING ON PORCH CIRCA 1924.

POLO GAME IN PROGRESS. POLO PLAYER CHANGING HORSES NEAR PARKED CARS.

MILLING MACHINE IN OPERATION, CYLINDER BORE BEING GRINDED.

CU HAND OF WORKER MEASURING THICKNESS OF TEETH WITH GAGES.

HAND OF WORKER TESTS HARDNESS OF CAM AND BEARING SURFACES WITH SCLERESCOPE. CU WORKER TESTS CONCENTRICITY OF BEARINGS. HAND OF WORKER TESTING CRANKSHAFT WITH MICROMETER.

WORKER LAYS CRANKSHAFT AND BEARING INTO ENGINE BLOCK. WORKER PLACES ASSEMBLED CAM SHAFT, LINES UP GEARS.

CU PUMP & GENERATOR DRIVING SHAFT BEING ASSEMBLED.
CU FINGERS OF WORKER TESTS CAM SLIDES. THEY FALL OF THEIR OWN WEIGHT.

CU CRANKSHAFT IS REVOLVED AND RELATIVE PARTS MOVE CU OIL SCREEN AND OIL PAN ARE PUT IN PLACE

HAND OF WORKER PLACES GEAR AND UNIVERSAL JOINT

WORKERS USE OVERHEAD CHAIN LIFT TO ASSEMBLE FRAME ONTO WHEELS. ENGINE IS LOWERED ONTO FRAME.

WORKER SPRAYS CHASSIS WITH COAT OF VARNISH.
CHASSIS BEING PUSHED ALONG ASSEMBLY LINE.

CAR IS SHAKEN VIOLENTLY BY MACHINE TO CHECK FOR SQUEAKS.

CARS BEING CRATED FOR SHIPMENT OVERSEAS. OTHERS ARE BACKED UP INTO BOX CAR

POST OFFICE, 1922. AIR MAIL & TRAIN MAIL CU ENVELOPE WITH "REV. SAM SYLVESTER SMITHERS, #23 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE, IND." ON IT. WOMAN PLACING LETTER IN MAIL BOX, CLOSE-UP OF LETTER.

LONG LINE OF WOMEN WORKERS SORTING MAIL AT MAIL DEPOT. LETTERS GOING THROUGH STAMP CANCELLING MACHINE, CLOSE-UP OF CANCELLED STAMP ON LETTER.

LONG LINE OF MEN WORKERS PLACING MAIL IN PIGEON HOLE RACKS FOR EACH CARRIER. CU SORTERS PLACING LETTERS IN PIGEON HOLES AT A FAST RATE.

LITTLE GIRL MEETS MAILMAN ON STEPS OF HOUSE AND TAKES MAIL.

WORKERS MOVING MAIL SACKS ON ON HAND TRUCKS, LOADING PACKAGES AND SACKS ONTO MAIL TRUCKS. LONG LINE OF VINTAGE MAIL TRUCKS DRIVING AWAY FROM DEPOT.

WORKER ATTACHES MAIL SACK TO HOOK ON UPRIGHT NEXT TO TRACK, PASSING TRAIN PICKS IT OFF HOOK

REENACTMENT OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WRITING LETTER BY CANDLELIGHT. CU LETTER WITH WITH ADDRESS ON SAME SHEET AS LETTER. CU HANDS OF "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN"
FOLDING LETTER WITH ADDRESS ON OUTSIDE, SEALING LETTER WITH WAX.

PILES OF LOGS FLOATING DOWN MOUNTAIN STREAM RAPIDS

PRESS IN OPERATION PRINTING POSTAL STAMPS.

FEMALE WORKER OPERATES MACHINE MAKING PERFORATIONS SO STAMPS CAN BE TORN APART QUICKLY.

BOYS WORKING IN METALLURGY CHEMISTRY LAB. RACKS OF JARS IN FRONT OF THEIR WORK BENCHES. TRADE SCHOOL, 1927

HAND HOLDS SMALL LADLE WITH TONGS POURING MOLTEN METAL INTO MOLD. TONGS REMOVING HOT BAR FROM MOLD.

HAND OF BOY REMOVING TINY TRAY FROM OVEN, USING LONG WIRE. RESULTING SUBSTANCE IS WEIGHED ON MICROBALANCE.

BOYS WORKING WITH LABORATORY EQUIPMENT. STUDENT TESTS HARDNESS OF HARDNESS OF STEEL SAMPLE WITH TESTING APPARATUS.

CU BOY POLISHES SMALL SAMPLE TO A MIRROR FINISH, ON TABLE TOP POLISHING WHEEL

BOYS EXAMINE & PHOTOGRAPH PIECE UNDER MICROSCOPE.
VIEWS OF METAL THROUGH MICROSCOPE. STUDENT PEERING THROUGH MICROSCOPE.

BOYS WITH APRONS SETTING DOZENS OF LONG TABLES IN HUGE DINING ROOM. HUNDREDS OF MALE STUDENTS SITTING AND EATING IN HUGE DINING HALL. PAN. CU VIEW OF BOYS EATING ON LONG TABLE. BOYS FINISH EATING AND WIPE OFF DISHES IN PAIL AS THEY LEAVE.

MONTAGE VIEWS OF HUGE FORD PLANT. GROUP OF BOYS TOURING THROUGH PLANT YARD. GROUP OF STUDENTS WATCH DISCHARGING COKE OVEN. HUGE CARS WITH MOLTEN BUBBLING STEEL MOVES SLOWLY IN FRONT OF THEM.

GROUP WATCHES HUGE TONGS OF OVERHEAD CRANE REMOVING INGOT FROM SOAKING PIT, DROPPING IT ONTO CONVEYOR.

BOYS WATCHING CRANE REMOVING INGOT FROM FURNACE.
INGOT BEING SHAPED BY PRESS.

CU VIEW OF MAN DRIVING CAR AS SEEN FROM BEHIND HIM. CU SPEEDOMETER DIAL ON CAR INCREASING IN SPEED TO 60 MPH.

MAN DRIVING CAR BRAGS ABOUT BRAKES WHEN HE COMES TO FULL STOP. (ENACTMENT) CARTOON CHARACTER IN BACK SEAT RESPONDS TO DRIVERS QUESTION.

WIFE DRIVES THE CAR.

BACKS OF WOMAN DRIVING AND HUSBAND BESIDE HER AS SEEN FROM BACK SEAT AS SHE DRIVES ON ROAD.

CARS LUGGAGE SPACE IN TRUNK. MAN AND WOMAN HAVING DISCUSSION AS SHE DRIVES. TINY CARTOON CHARACTER IN BACK SEAT JOINS IN CONVERSATION

CHARACTER SPEAKS TO MAN DRIVER IN PIG LATIN.

TWIN FORD CARS DRIVING TOWARDS CAMERA AND DRIVING AWAY FROM CAMERA.