Video Parts (2)
This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
Ford Lake Shipping Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Smokestack of ‘Ford’ ship - deck from bridge - plant from ship’s bridge - loaded coal car rolling down incline, past railroad watering tower, into elevator - coal car being lifted and dumped by elevator, lowered, another car rolling into elevator - locomotive hauling empty cars - freighter at dock, hold being filled by elevator which picks up and dumps coal cars, coal going down chute into hold of ship - close-up of underside of elevator during dumping maneuver - empty car foiling down incline - elevator dumping car - freighter ‘Benson Ford’ at dock, chute raised, chute lowered - view of two elevators with chutes up - freighter ‘Benson Ford’ under way, deck from bridge - ship through binoculars - close-up of sign, ‘Benson Ford,’ on ship - deck. [1927]
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