Henry Ford Camping Party / Traffic Safety and Ford Automobiles / Testing Military Tanks / Ford Tractors and Automobiles Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford and Thomas A. Edison seated outdoors on lawn chairs conversing - Ford cooking on outdoor stove, hands pancake to Edison who eats it - automobile is driven along highway. [1919] b. Automobiles are driven side by side down city street, turn corner and almost strike child at corner - child runs away from woman into street, lies in street after automobiles pass - automobile traffic in a business district - traffic policeman stops woman driver - goes back to directing traffic - open automobile and train approach intersection, men jump out of automobile, train hits automobile pushing it along the track, backs away from wreckage - spectators examine wreckage - children play in a city street, automobile turns out of path of children - approaching policeman runs to scene to examine boy - horse-drawn coach on a muddy road, coach mired in mud - milk wagon driver assists in freeing it - milk wagon loses wheel as milk train goes by - farmhouse and barnyard - farmer puts horse-drawn coach into barn - portrait of a young man in work clothes - workers outside of building - Henry Ford and guests examine industrial equipment. [1919] c. Workers set up military tank ,Ford-built M1918, that has fallen on its side - tank mired in hole - driver leaves tank that is overturned, men attempt to turn over tank. [1918] d. Ford tractor is driven along dirt road - workers in tractor plant - 1930 Lincoln on display - men inspect model automobile in factory - road construction crew and equipment in operation. [1930]
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