Twenty Millionth Ford: Richmond Branch Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Twenty Millionth Ford stopping in front of monument, Memorial of Legion of Honor. Motorcade stopping beside post, driver getting out, shaking hands with other men. End of the Lincoln Highway, ‘The Golden Gates.’ Twenty Millionth Ford in front of Roald Amundsen’s ship. Amundsen’s ship, the first to enter the Northwest Passage. Close-up of Amundsen’s monument, ‘Roald Amundsen, 1872-1938,’ ship in background - driver of Twenty Millionth Ford and others looking out over ocean - view of Market Street in San Francisco toward City Hall, automobile, streetcar traffic - police escorted motorcade through business district onto Market Street, City Hall in background, streetcar traffic - Twenty Millionth Ford driven onto ferry - car on ferry, skyline in background, driver shaking hands with ferry captain - captain pointing out skyline. Captain Petzinger, of the Ferry Service, greets the Twenty Millionth. View of wake of ferry, skyline, silhouette of passing ferry - Twenty Millionth Ford parading down Broadway, Oakland - men signing log book, lake in background. Oakland, California, the Twenty Millionth parading down Broadway to the city auditorium where it is greeted by Mayor Marcam and other dignitaries. Lake Merritt is in the background. Motorcade passing tower - motorcade passing Ford plant, employees waving. Richmond branch employees greet the Twenty Millionth. Motorcade stopping at plant, employees gathering around - police escorted motorcade crossing bridge to Vallejo, view of bridge. Crossing Carquinez Bridge to Vallejo, home of Mare Island Naval Base. Men signing log. [1931]
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