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Twenty Millionth Ford: Montpelier, Vermont; Concord, New Hampshire; New York City, New York; Providence, Rhode Island Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [5/8/31. Montpelier, Vt. Capitol Bldg.] Twenty Millionth Ford pulling up in front of capitol building, driver getting out - men around car, shaking hands - motorcade with Twenty Millionth moving down residential street - [5/11/31. Concord, N.H. State Capitol] men around Twenty Millionth Ford parked in front of large stone arch in front of capitol, shaking hands in rain - presentation next to car, men under umbrellas in background - Twenty Millionth parked in front of frame building, men shaking hands, adults and children gathered around car with its hood open - driver points out serial number on engine block to young ladies - close-up of serial number ‘A20,000,000’ - Twenty Millionth in wooded area, children and frame house in background - close-up of tour log book, signed, ‘…Walker, Mayor of City of New York’ - men including Mayor Walker around Twenty Millionth Ford, men on steps of building and in background - close-up of Jimmy Walker next to car - panorama of crowd, pedestrian and automobile traffic, Twenty Millionth, officials, park with statue - two men shaking hands, one getting into Twenty Millionth, driving off - crowd in stands at fairgrounds, Twenty Millionth Ford driving on track - Twenty Millionth leading motorcade through business district, pedestrian, automobile, truck and horse-drawn vehicle traffic - crowd around Twenty Millionth in front of Ford dealership - close-up of car - Twenty Millionth and motorcade driving down parkway in business district, over concrete bridge - man attaching license plate, ‘20,000,000 NY 31’ to front of car - group of men descending stairs of large pillared building, gather in front of Twenty Millionth Ford - man signing log book - Twenty Millionth in front of large stone building, band on the steps of building, drum major in front of car - men around car, one signing log book - close-up of hand signing log - close-up of log entry, ‘…Providence, R.I.’ [1931]
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