Video Parts (3)
This clip is Part 1 of a 3-part film.
President Wilson In Indianapolis / Army Trucks / River Rouge Plant / Model A Ford Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Portrait of President Woodrow Wilson on Soldiers and Sailors monument, Indianapolis, ‘Blessed are the Peace Makers’ sign under portrait - lines of trucks and cars on street leading into Monument Square, crowd around monument - re-election campain parade - President and Mrs. Wilson with others speakers platform. [1916] b. Fleet of trucks, one with sign, ‘Packards for Pershing’, on snowy street, spectators - men looking at motor of truck - trucks on muddy country road, one pulling another. [1917] c. Aerial views of River Rouge plant - views of plant yard, automobile, pedestrian and truck traffic, railroad trains and buildings in background - plant parking lot, traffic, and buildings - panorama of plant, ship at dock - views of plant buildings, freight trains in yard - workers walking in plant yard. [1930] d. Model A in driveway beside house, man getting in, driving away - Model A in driveway, two men getting in, driving - several styles of Model A - close-up of radiator, ‘Ford’ emblem - styles of Model A, including Businessman’s Coupe, Sedans - people looking at, riding in, getting out of Model A’s - cars leaving plant, parked on street. [1928]
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