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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
U.S. Navy Service School / Ford Reconnaissance Cars Join the Army Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Volleyball game, spectators - sailors marching past barracks at River Rouge plant site - trainees watching machine in operation, instructor - aerial view of barracks - smokestacks, overhead covered walkway, enclosed conveyors as seen from plant yard - barracks, marching sailors, trainees watching machine - sailors on grandstand in front of barracks, tug of war on field. [1941] b. Army officers and civilians leaving bus - group standing beside road, covered truck in background - Army officers and civilians examining reconnaissance car [jeep] - demonstration driving of reconnaissance car, over jumping ramp, on highway - group looking at motor of reconnaissance car, looking at exhibits - reconnaissance car driving demonstration, backing up steep grade, going up and down hill through loose dirt, over rough terrain, overlarge rocks, spectators, including Army and Navy officers, Edsel Ford - group watching sailor operating machine - group walking between plant and barracks. “This film is respectfully dedicated to the officers and men of the United States Army in the name of American Industry -- the strong ‘second line’ of National Defense.” Reconnaissance car [jeep] coming out of factory, driven over rough field, spectators - view of ‘Motor Transport School’ - sign on wall above men, ‘U.S. Army Reconnaissance Car’ - reconnaissance car, soldiers unloading from bus at door, entering school - instructor showing men various automotive parts - soldiers lined up outside school. [1941]
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