[SHIP LAUNCHING] Part 2
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: (‘Green Island Launching, Sat. May 15, 1937’. Bow of ship, flag flying - spectators - crowd on dock, buildings in background - close-up of bottle of champagne - group walking across dock, up steps to launching platform - views of bunting draped launching platform and ships bow, worker on dock below - man trying to break bottle over bow - ship sliding down skid sideways into water, water spraying up over deck - pre-launch views of ship’s bow, side, screw - crew members on deck - ship sliding into water from next dock, spectators - ship in water, crew on deck - ship on launching dock, workers underneath cutting guy ropes - ship sliding into water, crew on deck - line from ship to dock. [1937]
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