Henry Ford and Others On Ship / President Wilson in Detroit / Henry Ford With Naval Inspection Board at Eagle Boat Plant / What Uncle Sam Had Up His Sleeve: Testing World War I Tanks / Rouge Plant and Ship Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a.Henry Ford with another man on deck of ship - life ring with ‘Oscar II’ on it - bearded captain joining Ford and unknown man. [1915] b. “Detroit, Mich. President and Mrs. Wilson Visit This City to Officially Open World Salesmanship Conference.” Crowd greeting President and Mrs. Wilson in front of building, bunting draped car, the Wilsons getting into car, moving away preceded by mounted policemen - President and Mrs. Wilson escorted by several dignitaries walking on sidewalk - Wilson and others leaving building, spectators. “President Wilson, Governor Ferris of Michigan, and Henry Ford.” Posing outside building - presidential car moving through dense crowd. [1916] c. Group of men, including Henry Ford and several in uniform, talking greeting each other - same group walking through plant yard, into building, out other end, crossing transfer table construction site, looking at lowering table construction site - group in front of plant, workers - group inside partially constructed Eagle boat, workers - group inspecting partially constructed lowering table - Eagle boat leaving launching area - two men in barge pulling it to shore by rope across canal, Eagle boat in canal - workers on partially constructed Eagle boat - views of several Eagle boats under construction. [1918] d. Drivers approaching row of small [Ford built M1918] tanks, driving them over very rough terrain - tank falling backwards into trench. “What do you think Kaiser Bill said to himself when he looked over his back fence and saw thousands of Yank tanks training to get his goat?” Tanks moving about on rough ground. [1918] e. Ship in canal - horizontal crane arm from Rouge plant to ship - panoramic view of plant. [1925]
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