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A Visit with Luther Burbank / The Lumber Industry / California Scenes / Rocky Mountains / Richmond, Virginia / Mt. Rainier National Park / Atlanta, Georgia Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Garden, roses in bloom. “A new variety of walnut.” “This tree is but six years old, having attained its growth in a quarter the time it takes the common walnut to grow as large.” “A corner in the experimental garden.” Greenhouse and garden. “The Monkey Puzzle pine tree. Introduced from South America. A perfect specimen noted for its symmetry.” [1917] b. “The total area of forest land of the United States is 545,000,000 acres…note the annual cut is three times the growth.” Logs are loaded onto flatcar. “The logging locomotive is built on the three four wheel center bearing swiveled trucks.” Locomotives in mountains - details of driving mechanism at work. “The logs are carried to the mills and placed in ‘booms’ (a liquid warehouse) from which they are selected by the mill.” Men rolling logs in boom - log is rolled into conveyor lift to mill. [1917] c. “California missions. In 1542 California was discovered by Don Jaun Rodriguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese navigator, who successfully coursed its treacherous coast without chart or sextant.” Automobile is driven over open country - rocky sea shore. Man examines mast of Chinese Junk off Santa Catalina Island. City street - crowds on sidewalks - automobile traffic. Cars on mountain road. Man mixing meal with wooden pestle in wooden bowl. [1917] d. Waterfall - tourists go up and down stairs on side or canyon wall, waterfall - tourists and burro at bottom of canyon. “The stream at Seven Falls has cut the deep gorge we have just passed.” “Walking through a granite gorge near Denver, guarded by the Pillars of Hercules, 1000 feet high.” “West of the foothills is the steep slope of the Rockies. Rivers have cut deep gorges in it. Travel on this slope is difficult.” Man walks over deeply eroded rock formation - foot bridge over railroad track in canyon - rock formation resembling silhouette of face - mountain tunnel - mountain lodge. “The Spanish peaks in the Sangre de Cristo range are old volcanoes.” “The smooth plains extend eastward from the foothills.” Winding roads through foothills - mountain range from a distance. [1917] e. Panorama of city from high point - street in business district, streetcar, pedestrian, automobile traffic - sign on building, ‘Kaufmann Co. Millinery’ - policemen at traffic control booth in intersection - outdoor florist shop. “The Governor’s Mansion and the State Library in Capitol Square.” “The White House of the Confederacy -- now occupied by the Virginia Historical Society.” “Relics of the old Navy. The propeller shaft is from the ‘Merrimac,’ the first Ironclad…” “And the next day it rained.” Rain on a downtown street - traffic - Capitol. “The City Hall, a handsome structure of granite facing Capitol Square.” “Three Chopt Road and Virginia Country Club…” Large houses in rolling country side. “The pumping station, well-guarded from German Plotters.” Water gushing through spillways - soldiers on walkway. “Veterans of the great Civil War.” Veterans gather outside ‘Fleming Hall, R.S. Lee Company, Veterans Home,’ pose with Civil War artillery. “Jefferson Davis monument.” “Monument Avenue. Cannon in the foreground marks the inner line of breastworks for the defense of Richmond during the Civil War.” “St. John Episcopal Church.” “Soldiers and Sailors monument.” “Old house used as the Headquarters of Washington and Lafayette in the Revolution.” “The falls of the James River. In the foreground are the Tredegar Iron Works engaged extensively in the Civil War in the manufacture of munitions and cannon.” “Monument in Hollywood Cemetery, marking the spot where 18,000 Confederate soldiers are buried.” “Scenes around Seven Pines. It was here that severe fighting took place for the capture of Richmond. The old breastworks are plainly visible and the trees still bear the marks of shell fire.” [1917] f. “Mount Rainier is the most accessible wonder mountain on the globe. Rising three miles into the air from evergreen forests it is easily reached in five hours by train or auto from Seattle or Tacoma over ideal scenic routes. Entering Rainier National Park.” Car on mountain road. “Our first night in the park was spent in the open at National Park Inn six miles from the entrance…” Tents, tourists. “Looking back through Nisqually Canyon cut in twain by the Nisqually River born in the glaciers nearby.” Views of snow covered mountainside - climbing party on snowy mountain - panorama of surrounding mountains. “Terraced effect of Nisqually Glacier caused by the movement of the glacier down a steep and irregular slope.” Man chops ice. [1917] g. “Atlanta is the capital of Georgia.” Panorama of business district. “Post office and U.S. Customs.” “State Capitol.” “And this is the Terminal Station.” Automobile and pedestrian traffic. “Where ‘Milady’ goes a shopping.” Business district - streetcar, automobile, pedestrian traffic- sign, ‘For Sale, Peachtree Arcade.’ [1917]
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