Lord Northcliffe at Ford Motor Company / River Rouge Plant and Ships
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “Detroit, Michigan. Lord Northcliffe Visits Henry Ford. Head of British War Mission is guest of motor manufacturer at his tractor plant. Lord Northcliffe learns to operate the Fordson tractor.” Group including Henry Ford, Lord Northcliffe, British Army officer, looking over tractor in field - group leaving building - group in field watching tractor demonstration - Lord Northcliffe and others driving tractors. [1917] b. Group of industrial buildings, snow-covered field in foreground - loaded ore cars going up steep ramp, view at top - freighters at dock, building in background - freighter under way - views of huge cranes unloading freighter - pile of ore, ladle cars, one tipped, pouring out slag, in background - power shovel loading freight car - tractor-drawn wagon and workers with shovels in plant yard - foundry interior, molten metal pouring from bucket - crane cage moving - metal pouring from furnace into ditches - pile of rock at base of chute - plant yard, walkway, crane unloading freight cars. [1926]
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