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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
Henry Ford's 75th Birthday Celebration Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Parade float made of flowers with picture of Ford car, sign on float, ‘To Henry Ford, Health and Success, Ford Workers,’ float towed by truck - Henry and Mrs. Ford with two men walking up walk, crowd in background - man presenting bouquet to Mrs. Ford - posing - Henry Ford posing beside float - panorama of crowds, tent in background - men driving old cars through crowd - panorama of crowds, stage in background - view inside Colosseum of the Michigan State Fairgrounds - crowds in stands, people costumed as horses going through routine - girls dancing around Maypole - panorama of crowds, floats - group of acrobats performing - view of float honoring Ford - view of riverboat ‘Suwanee’ under way - four men, including Ford, posing - view of Martha-Mary Chapel, crowd seated on lawn in front of chapel, choir singing, sitting down - man making speech before microphone, Clinton Inn in background - panorama of crowd - close-up of girls in crowd - horse-drawn wagons moving through covered bridge - people seated before stage covered by tent. [1938]
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