Ford Tri-Motor Planes in South America / Maiden Voyage of Barge SS Chester / Breaking Ground For Water Tunnel Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Two Ford Tri-Motor airplanes at airport, one with sign on fuselage, ‘Grace-PAA,’ the other, ‘Linea Aérea Nacional’ - engines warming up - passengers boarding plane, hand-shaking and hugging - engines warming up - views of plane in flight taken from another plane - views of plane over snow-covered Andes Mountains - aerial view of airport, ‘Iquique’ (Chile) painted on roof of hangar - aerial views of coastal city - view of plane landing and taxiing - many people, some on horseback, looking at Tri-Motor at airport - close-ups of men and women around plane - people posing. [1929] b. Maiden Voyage of Barge SS Chester. [1931] c. Views of men watching steam shovel break ground for power plant water tunnel at River Rouge plant, with plant buildings in background. [1929]

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