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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
Twenty Millionth Ford: New Orleans Branch Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Twenty Millionth Ford, New Orleans Branch. At city hall, New Orleans, crowd around Twenty Millionth Ford views plaque, handshaking - Twenty Millionth in front of monument, group of men and women posing, shaking hands. On the site of the Battle of New Orleans, the Daughters of 1812 and the Spanish American War veterans greet the Twenty Millionth. Chalmette monument is in the background. Twenty Millionth Ford surrounded by crowd in front of garage, wreath of flowers presented to driver, man and girl walking forward, posing. [Miss Helen Lampton and Mayor Leggett with the Twenty Millionth at Magnolia, Mississippi. Police escorted Ford motorcade through business district, pedestrian, streetcar traffic - group with Twenty Millionth at Chalmette monument, climbing steps at base of monument - spectators around Twenty Millionth Ford, dignitaries shaking hands with driver - signing log book, presentation of plaque and potted plant - views of crowd. Bienville Square in Mobile, Alabama. Twenty Millionth is met by Mayor Bates and other dignitaries who sign the log. [1931]
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