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This clip is Part 1 of a 3-part film.
LET MAN BE FREE [LINCOLN MOTORS TRANSFER CEREMONY] Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Statue of Abraham Lincoln - Henry, Edsel, and Mrs. Ford, outside Lincoln Motor Company - man making speech, group of men standing behind him - close-ups of group of men including Henry M. and Wilfred C. Leland - bunting draped front of Lincoln Motors - Henry Leland and Mrs. Ford leaving Lincoln Motor Company, Henry Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Edsel Ford, and others following, man carrying baskets of flowers following - group posing in front of Lincoln Motors - group posing with Lincoln car, spectators - group getting into car, driving away - views of crowd - group of men posing in front of Lincoln Motors - group including the Leland brothers and the Edsel Ford entering Lincoln Motor Company - portrait of Henry Ford on wall outside Lincoln Motor Company - group leaving building, getting into car - car driven to curb, man and woman getting out, approaching Lincoln Motor Company - Henry and Mrs. Ford getting out of car, approaching Lincoln Motor Company building - Henry Leland greeting the Fords - close-ups of group - signing ceremonies, Edsel Ford signing check - members of group signing contract - group leaving building shaking hands with the Leland brothers and Henry and Edsel Ford - large group posing in front of building - the Leland brothers getting into open car, driving away - views of Lincoln Motor Company building - dining room, several men including Henry Ford and Henry Leland at table, waiter placing large cake on table - group around Henry Leland, cutting and sampling cake - waiters bring in cloth draped statue, unveiling statue of Abraham Lincoln - group gathering round, looking at statue - flowers brought in, Henry Leland looking at flowers. [1922]
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