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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
[HENRY FORD CAMPING PARTY] Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Small waterfall. “Deep in the woods.” People on horseback in forest, camp in distance - panorama of camp, tents, campers, trucks. “And on the edge of a rocky canyon.” Forest, rocky river bed. “Dinner was served in the open.” Men and women around table eating, tents in background. “Thick fir and balsam trees served as shade.” People around table eating - men and women in lawn chairs under trees. “Nine miles of hard going to reach this camp.” Cars and trucks on rough forest roads. “Native mountaineer visitor entertains with a story.” Henry Ford and another man listening to old, bearded mountaineer. “And treats the ladies to a peck of wild blackberries.” Two women with mountaineer eating blackberries. “Have you heard the latest Ford joke?” Ford, Harvey Firestone, and Thomas Edison sitting in lawn chairs. “No, but I can tell you one about tires.” The three men telling jokes. “Neither one is as funny as this one -- began Mr. Edison.” “The camp crew.” Crew posing - some of crew on cots - close-up of cook smoking pipe. “Back-to-nature bathing.” Man in river. “Preparing for the nightly campfire.” Crew chopping wood - crew carrying logs. “About the big fire at night.” Campers around campfire - Ford and Edison throwing wood on fire. “Mr. Ford does his own washing.” Ford sitting on large rock washing clothes in stream. “Russell Firestone helps him hang out the wash.” Two men spreading clothes on rock. “Some local Boy Scouts offer their cow ponies.” Men on horseback. “Mr. Ford has a birthday in camp -- and a cake.” Group including Ford around table eating, large lazy Suzan in middle of table. “The Firestone family out for a walk.” Harvey and Russell Firestone and their wives walking along forest path. “Enjoying themselves amongst picturesque scenery.” Firestone below cliff, man climbing cliff - Firestone at river’s edge, walking along bank, walking along narrow ledge at edge of river. “The morning after the big rain.” Bedding being aired. “Bishop and Mrs. Anderson just before leaving.” Andersons posing. “Out of the forest and ready for the home trail.” Caravan moving out - Ford talking to Edison and others near camp table - Henry and Edsel Ford talking. “The End.” [1921]
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