Twenty Millionth Ford: Dallas Branch Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Twenty Millionth, Dallas Branch. Twenty Millionth Ford in front of garage, group posing with it, spectators, Burleson, Texas. School children also join in welcoming the Twenty Millionth. Motorcycle police escorted motorcade to front of large building, group, signing log, set of bull horns presented to driver, horns attached to front of Twenty Millionth. Fort Worth, Texas, Where the West Begins, Mayor pro-tem Thomas and other officials sign the log book. Water bottles presented to driver, close-ups of group members as they walk toward camera - motorcade in front of Whatley Motor Co. building, pedestrian, automobile traffic, motorcade leaving Mineral Wells, Texas, health resort and home of the famous curative mineral waters, Mayor Lawrence and other dignitaries welcome the Twenty Millionth and sign the log book. President Malsby of the Chamber of Commerce, presents two bottles of mineral water. Group with Twenty Millionth in front of garage presenting miniature oil derrick. Ranger, Texas, heart of Texas’ most famous oil field, Mayor Thurman presents a model oil well rig with derrick, and with other officials signs the log book. Man presenting box with horned toad in it to driver of the Twenty Millionth. Eastland, Texas. Twenty Millionth is presented with a mounted specimen of a Texas Horned Frog. Mayor McCollough and other dignitaries sign the log book. Band performs, spectators, in business district. Cisco, Texas. Twenty Millionth greeted by Mayor Fee with other officials, and school children of the crack Cisco High School Band. Twenty Millionth at base of dam, group, football team presenting citation to driver. At Williamson Dam the Twenty Millionth is presented with a photograph of the Cisco Football Team, the Big Dam Loboes. Crowd around the Twenty Millionth, group, presenting the key to the city to driver. Bronte, Texas, boasting a population of 671, over 1300 people assembled to greet the Twenty Millionth. Mayor Epperson presents key to city, and with other officials signs the log book. Little girl presenting flowers to driver of Twenty Millionth, spectators, Twenty Millionth in background in front of garage. School is dismissed at Robert Lee, Texas. Mayor Craddock and other officials sign the log book, and little Miss Carleen Clarke presents a bouquet. Group with Twenty Millionth, cowboy presenting lamb on leash to driver. Mr. Blanton, on behalf of the San Angelo Board of City Development and the Eatmore Lambs Club of the United States, presents Lady Eatmore Lamb, a Rambouillet sheep. Close-up of marker, ‘Site of Ft. Concho, Established 1867, Abandoned 1889…’ - Twenty Millionth drives in front of ‘West Texas Museum. Twenty Millionth at the West Texas Museum, former site of the historic Fort Concho, Army post during 1867 to 1889. [1931]
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