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Twenty Millionth Ford: Metropolis and Litchfield, Illinois; St. Louis Branch Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Police escorted marching band and motorcade - band [Metropolis, Ill. Dixon Motor Co., high school band. St. Louis branch] - spectators, police escorted motorcade - Twenty Millionth Ford in front of garage, large crowd around car - downtown business district, pedestrian, truck traffic, spectators, police escorted motorcade - men coming out of Thomas Lincoln cabin, greeting driver of Twenty Millionth, signing log - bearded man in dark suit and top hat leaving building, greeting driver and others - close-up of man, ‘A. Lincoln’ - Twenty Millionth Ford parked in front of Ford Tri-Motor airplane on airfield, spectators, group meeting driver, lady getting into car - police escorted motorcade through business district, pedestrian traffic - spectators in front of garage, around Twenty Millionth [5/1/31]. Litchfield, Illinois. Lewis Motor Co. Dr. F.N. Wells, L.L. Harp, F.N. Lewis] - police escorted motorcade through business district, Twenty Millionth onto sidewalk in front of garage, driver exits. [1931]

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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
1931-01-01
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3:10