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Twenty Millionth Ford: Huntington, West Virginia; Battle Creek and Grand Rapids, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Crowd at railroad depot waiting for arrival of President Hoover - band in business district, spectators, marching units - crowd at depot - marching unit in business district - crowd at depot, Huntington, West Virginia. Marching band, Twenty Millionth Ford motorcade - band playing on either side of Twenty Millionth car, drum major, men shaking hands in front of Twenty Millionth - men climbing in car, Twenty Millionth driven off - Twenty Millionth in front of stone building, men shaking hands, signing log book, close-up of log, ‘April 17th, Battle Creek, Michigan, William Plenty, Mayor of Battle Creek, Michigan’ - motorcade parked near steps of building - Governor of Michigan signing log . Grand Rapids. Twenty Millionth parked in front of large stone building, men shaking hands, man signing log - Twenty Millionth motorcade passing in front of T.E. Wood Motor Company, Ford dealer - motorcade moves through business district. Toledo’ written on film. Twenty Millionth backing up to steps of building - men shaking hands in front of Twenty Millionth, Mayor of Toledo, Ohio, signing log book. [1931]

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Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects

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Date
1931-01-01
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2:35