Video Parts (3)
This clip is Part 1 of a 3-part film.
[THESE THIRTY YEARS] Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Crowd around early model Ford, man starting motor, getting in - horse and buggy starting ahead of car - driver having difficulty with car, finally getting it started, pursuing horse and buggy down street, crowd following - horse and buggy on country road, car in hot pursuit, cows wandering across road in front of car, slowing it - car passing horse and buggy, coming back to town first, cheering crowd - man tinkering with engine of car in barn like building, salesman approaching, talking - conversation between the two men - small town street scene, man and woman driving up to barn in car, ‘Just Married’ sign on car, talking to man in barn, looking at car - salesman approaching woman in car, talking with her - two men in barn talking - man cranking car, getting in beside woman, driving off - sign, ‘1904’ - Theodore Roosevelt, newspaper headline superimposed, ‘Theodore Roosevelt Elected’, Theodore Roosevelt talking - aerial view of fairgrounds, sign, ‘World’s Fair opens in St. Louis’ - sign, ‘1906’ - headlines, ‘San Francisco hit by Earthquake and Fire,’ ‘Automobiles Bring New Roads’ - road gang - customer looking at car in dealer’s showroom, reading paper handed him by salesman, folding paper, leaving - woman running into showroom, up to salesman - salesman and woman rushing out - salesman and woman in parlor waiting - doctor coming through door, woman rushing in, doctor and salesman talking, woman bringing baby, showing it to salesman - sign, ‘1907’ - headline, ‘Depression Hits Country’ - crowd on street - sign, ‘1908’ - headline, ‘Taft Elected,’ portrait of Taft. [1934]
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