Twenty Millionth Ford Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Twenty Millionth Ford, Oklahoma Branch. Twenty Millionth Ford at monument, men signing log book, presenting bouquet of flowers - close-up of monument ‘Pioneer Women’ -Twenty Millionth at the Pioneer Woman monument at Ponca City, Oklahoma, erected in appreciation of the heroic character of the women who braved the dangers and endured the hardships incident to the daily life of the pioneer homesteader. Twenty Millionth at ranch, man and family on horseback shake hands with drivers - elephants parading in front of building and parked motorcade - group including children around Twenty Millionth, man on horse, group signing log book. Twenty Millionth at Miller Bros., 101 Ranch. Col. Zack Miller, mounted on his prize horse ‘Pedro’ welcomes the caravan and signs the log book. The Negro in the picture is Bill Pickett, the cowhand who bulldogged the first steer over thrown in this manner 48 years ago on the Texas Plains. He is 66 years old and still rides every day. The elephants perform for the Twenty Millionth. Parade, horseback riders, bands, spectators, U.S. flags - parade passing by reviewing stand, marching units of U.S. soldiers - color guard - marching units of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, junior high school, little girl being pulled in wagon. Stillwater, Oklahoma, turns out en-masse to welcome the Twenty Millionth in the Armistice Parade sponsored by the American Legion. Crowd around Twenty Millionth, man presenting license plate to driver. Twenty Millionth on steps of State Capitol building at Oklahoma City, where Gov. ‘Alfalfa Bill’ Murray presents the Oklahoma license tag No. 20,000,000 and signs the log book. Returning to Stillwater parade, marching units of soldiers passing reviewing stand - military band, sign on lamp post, ‘The OK State Highway 40’, marching units, mounted units - motorcade including dignitaries in car, girls sitting on a car, fire truck, Twenty Millionth. [1931]
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