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Twenty Millionth Ford: Oklahoma City and Dallas Branches Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Twenty Millionth Ford, Oklahoma Branch. Motorcade passing through business district, spectators, band - officials around Twenty Millionth Ford - Pawnee Indian Trading Post, herd of buffalo - Indians dancing in native costumes, Twenty Millionth Ford, tepees in background - man presenting Indian headdress to Twenty Millionth driver - signing log. Twenty Millionth visits Old Town. This famous place of interest to tourists, as well as native ‘Oklahomians,’ is the result of efforts on the part of Major Lillie, nationally known as Pawnee Bill, to give to this generation and posterity the Pawnee Indian Trading Post as he knew it back in the 80’s. Major Lillie presents a Cheyenne Chieftain headdress. An Indian dance. Pawnee Bill’s buffalo herd. Dignitaries around Twenty Millionth Ford, signing log book, walking toward camera, spectators walking toward camera. Seminole, Oklahoma, turns out to welcome the Twenty Millionth. Mayor Riddle and other dignitaries sign the log book. Twenty Millionth near oil well. Twenty Millionth at producing well in Greater Seminole Oil Field, one of the largest in the world. Large crowd posing around the Twenty Millionth. City of Wetumka turns out en-masse to welcome the Twenty Millionth. Hon. G.H. Harrison presents the key to the city and signs log book. Dallas Branch. Motorcade passing through business district, stopping in front of building, crowd, men signing log - presentation of license plate. Mayor Bradford and other dignitaries welcome the Twenty Millionth to Dallas, Texas, the industrial center of the Southwest, and sign the log book. Leslie Phares, son of Chief Phares, of the Texas Highway Patrol, presents the Texas 20,000,000 license plates. Twenty Millionth Ford, man talking, presenting miniature bale of cotton. Ennis, Texas, cotton center of Ellis County-the largest cotton producing county in the United States-the Twenty Millionth is greeted by Mayor Tidwell and other dignitaries, who sign the log book. Mayor Tidwell commemorates Mr. Ford’s achievement in a speech and presents a miniature bale of cotton. Twenty Millionth in business district, crowd around car. Hillsboro, Texas. School children are dismissed to welcome the Twenty Millionth. Man getting out of car, with crowd walking toward camera. School children of Itascoa, Texas, greeting the Twenty Millionth. [1931]
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