JOURNEYS THROUGH `THE VALLEY OF EARTHS DELIGHT' Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “Life is pleasant in the Valley of Hearts Delight.” Fruit trees in bloom, herd of cattle in background. “The Santa Clara Valley with San Jose California its business center lies just south of San Francisco on a world famed harbor.” Map of Santa Clara County showing San Jose. “San Jose is the heart of a city of 65,000 population 40,000 within her restricted limits. A city of homes -- not houses.” Residential area, flower gardens in front yards, palm trees. “Let’s go down town!” Business district, automobile, pedestrian traffic. “No, this is not Circus Day -- just the usual business.” Traffic. “Now look down where we were a moment ago -- yes, we have 15,000 registered autos.” Street, traffic, parked cars from high point. “Auto tourists find this camp a delightful one.” Large number of cars parked in grove of trees, people. “If you ‘drop in on us’ from the air we welcome you here.” Aerial views of city - group of men around airplane on field. “Over one thousand families came to San Jose because of these schools.” Several school buildings, children at play. “San Jose High School.” “San Jose State Teachers College.” “University of Santa Clara -- 12 minutes distant -- a Catholic institution open to all.” Several buildings. “Stanford University at Palo Alto -- 30 minutes away -- Alma Mater of Herbert Hoover.” Views of campus and buildings. “Matchless surroundings led to the founding of three early missions nearby. Mission Santa Clara -- 1777.” “Mission San Jose -- 1797.” “Mission San Juan Bautista, also 1797.” Automobile, tourists at mission. “Among the modern successors to these Early Missions are those of every faith.” Views of several churches. “Where ‘The Man with the Hoe’ was written by America’s greatest living poet -- Edwin Markham.” Crowd in front of large frame house - close-up of book, ‘The Man with the Hoe and other poems, Edwin Markham’ - Edwin Markham posing for the camera. “Blossom time in Santa Clara, ‘The Valley of Hearts Delight.’” Views of apple orchards in bloom. “Annual County Blossom Festival at Saratoga.” Parked cars, people - spectators watching chorus on outdoor stage. “By the alchemy of a California sun these beautiful blossoms soon turn to gold.” Apricot tree in bloom. “Golden apricots.” Apricot orchard, ladders, pickers. “Santa Clara produces one-third of the world’s prunes.” “Largest drying grounds in the world. 25,000 trays of prunes spread to dry.” “39 canning and 35 packing plants make this the largest canning and packing center in the world. Annual canned output extends to Liverpool.” World map - women workers, canning machinery in operation - filling cans - steam escaping from cookers tended by men workers - women filling cans - women preparing fruit. “Entrance erected to celebrate a bountiful fruit season.” Crowd around field, sign, ‘Mountain View,’ hanging above crowd. “Part Two will follow next week.” “Ford Educational Library.” [1921]
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