The Truth About the Liberty Motor Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Workers on Liberty airplane engine assembly line. “American women helped to construct every American airship that has ‘gone over.’ American women never failed their men. Are American men going to give their women the vote?” Man worker, then woman worker, welding motor. “After a few lessons she is just as capable a mechanic as her brother who has gone to France.” Pilot on ground beside Liberty airplane getting into flying suit, fastening helmet - Highland Park plant - man walking toward camera - plant interior, assembly line - man standing beside racks of camshafts [Cadillac-Holbrook #7; Richard Harvest, Office Manager] - man walking toward camera - large group of men - group of women posing - U.S. flag and ‘Champion Liberty Motor Builders’ flag raised on pole, crowd - interior of airplane plant, plane being assembled, Curtiss HS-2L flying boat. Close-up of fuselage - workers wiring plane - view out over partially completed plane, large U.S. flag on wall in background - planes being painted - pedestrian traffic on street - man running along road - group of men posing. [1918]
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