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Twenty Millionth Ford: Memphis Branch Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Group with Twenty Millionth Ford in front of garage, spectators. City of Russelville, Alabama, welcomes the Twenty Millionth. Police escorted motorcade on country road, spectators, motorcade stopping - motorcade, spectators in small town - group with Twenty Millionth in front of garage, member of group presenting small bale and little girl presenting flowers to driver of Twenty Millionth Ford. Mayor Nanney of Tupelo, Mississippi, presents the Twenty Millionth with a small bale of Mississippi grown cotton covered with Mississippi cotton bagging. Dorothy Doty, local dealer’s daughter, presents a bouquet of flowers. Twenty Millionth on field, workers climbing on top of pile of cotton bales - Twenty Millionth driven away. Twenty Millionth at the Memphis famous river front, piled high with cotton ready for shipment. Twenty Millionth in front of building, group presenting paper, man signing log book, group posing with Twenty Millionth, plaque presented to driver Memphis, Tennessee. Mayor Overton presents the Twenty Millionth with a bronze plaque, and with other city officials signs the log book. Twenty Millionth Ford driven up to crude shelter, horse pulling lever arm around in circle, man sitting on ground placing sorghum in crusher - people looking at steaming vat under shelter. Brinkley, Arkansas. Twenty Millionth visits on old southern sorghum mill. Capitol, group meeting Twenty Millionth, man speaking, license plate presentation, man signing log, spectators, Nashville, Tennessee. [1931]
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