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Model T Fords / Fordson Tractors / Airplanes at Ford Airport / Ford Tri-Motor Assembly Part 2

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Various models of Model T Fords seen in various locations - large presses in plant stamping out body parts, workers operating presses - different styles of Model T’s - Model T in front of dealers, men inspecting motor, climbing in, driving away. [1926] b. Tractor in field pulling several different implements - two tractors in tug-of-war - tractor-drawn cultivator in cornfield, umbrella over driver - rows of new tractors in plant yard. [1920] c. Numerous airplanes parked on airfield [preparing for start of the 1929 Ford Airplane Reliability Tour] - views of spectators along edge of field, Ford Tri-Motor, planes on field, hangar, as seen from top of moving vehicle - Ford Tri-Motor being loaded. [1929] d. Pictures taken from moving overhead crane of Ford Tri-Motor airplanes under construction, workers - workers lifting motor onto plane with crane - workers lifting section of wing into place - interior of cabin, man operating controls - worker walking through passenger section of plane - view of motor on wing - workers working on motor. [1927]

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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

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Date
1918–1926
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