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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.

Ford Freighters Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of docks, cranes, railroad ore cars, freighters at docks - view from moving ship of freighter being loaded, endless belt conveyor loading ship, ‘Michigan, The Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Co.’ - plant - men standing on drawbridge open for passage of ship - drawbridge lowering - tug pulling away from freighter - smokestack painted ‘Ford’ - ship’s officers on deck, steam whistles blowing in background - officers by ship’s compass - moving freighter - freighter passing through open drawbridge - freighter ‘Lake Ormoc’ under way - view of freighter from several different angles - deck of freighter - flags, ‘Lake Ormac’ - officers and men on bridge of ship - men including ship’s officers and Edsel Ford on deck of ship. [1928]

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Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects

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Date
1928-01-01
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2:05