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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
Twenty Millionth Ford: New York City, New York and Dayton, Ohio Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Group of people including Mayor Jimmy Walker in front of Twenty Millionth Ford parked in front of stone building, looking at license plate, ‘20,000,000 NY 31’ on front of car - close-up of plate - Jimmy Walker giving speech, signing log book, climbing into car, posing, getting out, commenting to microphone - repeat of above from different angle of Walker speaking, signing log, microphone on tripod standing beside car - close-up of Walker in car - Twenty Millionth Ford parked by building, men moving down stains to car, signing log - man in car, driving - Twenty Millionth at dock, crowd around car, ships in background - Twenty Millionth in motorcade in business district, automobile and streetcar traffic - parade down main and residential streets, Boy Scout band, Twenty Millionth, automobile and streetcar traffic - men standing beside Twenty Millionth Ford holding log book - man presenting large key to the city to member of cavalcade, ‘Welcome City of Dayton’ written on key - police escorted motorcade through city street, pedestrian and streetcar traffic - large group posing around car. [1931]
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