Ypsilanti 100th Anniversary / Silver Springs, Florida Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Horse-drawn carriage in business district, truck, pedestrian traffic - carriage stops, costumed lady and child get out, enter building, back out, get into carriage, driven away - scene repeated - carriage on country road - ‘hold up’ by men in automobile. [1923] b. Map of Florida - plane moves across, stops at ‘Silver Springs.’ “Gee, Sis, just see how plainly you can see everything, clear to the bottom.” Two children looking in water. “Having read Jules Verne’s ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,’ the trip had an added interest.” Underwater pictures, plant life, fish. “Ponce De Leon’s quest of the Fountain of Youth carried him here, where his ship was sunk and he himself was wounded in a battle with the Indians.” “The population in Silver Springs itself is about normal but their appetites are far in excess of their numbers.” Surface of water, fish jump - underwater pictures, fish. “Catfish weighing 15 pounds are a feast to the fisherman’s eyes, but that’s all for the clearness of the water makes them almost impossible to catch.” Underwater pictures - boat on water. “An underwater performance.” Swimmer underwater. “But let’s come up for air and board the ‘Wekiwa’ for a little trip along Silver River.” Excursion boat ‘Wekiwa’ - views of shore and river from boat. “Hunters there are too, who scour the woods in search of game.” Hunters on vehicle which uses rollers instead of wheels - two men and dog walk along railroad track. “So the life blood of Mother Earth gushes forth, trickling down her breast in an endless stream that is never staunched.” Views of river and shore - underwater views. [1920]

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