HARVEST OF THE YEARS, THE.[PART I] Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Harvest of the Years: A Story of the Triumph of an Idea, Part One. Fields of grain, combine - orange trees against the sun - combine in wheat field - corn stalks in field - large relief of globe with fence around it, large V-8’s on fence - Henry Ford’s first workshop, highway traffic - worker operating lathe - aerial view of industrial plant, dock, tanker, bridge - entrance to Ford Rotunda, bus and pedestrians - Rotunda interior, people looking at new ford cars - large globe with display cases - couple at information desk - men looking at cars and suspended motor - people at entrance - building, streetcar passes - smokestack and water tower with ‘Ford Lincoln’ on side - interior of plant, workers operating machinery - worker inspecting piston valve on conveyor - pistons taken off conveyor, inserted into motor block - large press pounding chunk of hot metal - workers at machinery - conveyor with motor parts on it - workers assembling motors - motor being tested - dock, freighter, large cranes, plant in background - car stops in front of large building, passenger gets out - interior of laboratory, workers performing tests of strength of various objects, worker using micro-balance - worker making noise level tests in back seat of car - car tested on test track - various tests performed in laboratory - herd of sheep in pasture - cattle - bee hives - workers in cotton field - workers picking corn - workers loading crane onto cart - rubber plantation, workers tapping trees - ‘Ford’ train in plant yard - view of train across river from between two ships - workers leaving plant - local business district, automobile traffic - wooded area, farm horse in background, farm implements. [1938]
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