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FORD INDUSTRIES Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford Industries, Part One. “Progress marks the automobile industry as it stamps all other things in this world. The future holds many wonderful secrets beneath its cloak of mystery.” Panorama of River Rouge plant. “Now we have the new Ford in answer to our demands for -- lower prices -- better performance -- greater engineering intelligence and finer quality.” Panorama of Ford engineering laboratory - men at work inside chemistry laboratory. “In making this car possible a vast organization sharpens its great industrial strength to the finest point of efficiency.” Views of plant. “Most remarkable are the main plants in size and equipment. Daily at Highland Park a throng of interested people gather to watch the making of wire, cloth, batteries, rear axles, and hundreds of other things.” Panorama of Highland Park plant. “In the Henry Ford Trade School the boys actually find what they are best fitted to do.” Boys working at machines in school. “Placed in suitable locations are many Ford hydroelectric plants, where minor parts are made.” Water spraying - dam and power plant - Waterford village industry - women working at machines. “The Ford Motor Company controls its supply of raw materials, but it charges only one profit, and that’s on the finished car.” View of mine. “Ore mine in northern Michigan.” View of mine - hopper cars moving up incline to top of tipple. “An elaborate lumbering activity in choice locations -- all Ford owned.” Men cutting tree in woods, tree falling - tractor dragging log - tractor-drawn sleds loaded with logs. “Rubber from Ford plantations, South America.” Workers on rubber plantation - close-up of man tapping tree - Malaysian women pouring latex into large vat - strips of crepe rubber hanging to dry. “A complete glass industry -- starts with the silica sand and ends in the finished product.” Crane lifting scoop of sand. “Glass of a rare quality manufactured by Ford methods.” View of glass plant - workers inside plant. “Wool -- is brought direct from the sheep raise -- again the consumer profits.” Sheep grazing - men shearing sheep. “The wool is made into upholstery cloth.” Workers tending looms. “Salvaging old government transports, a work of art, in its class.” Tug ‘Jay C. Morse’ towing transport - ships at berth at River Rouge being scrapped - parts of ships on railroad flatcars - train moving down track. “Electric locomotive power is another form of Ford transportation.” Electric train moving down track - ore boat under way. “Ocean going vessels -- all Ford owned.” Ship ‘Onondaga’ being loaded at dock. “Aviation plays a prominent part in modern motor car building. Safer and finer mechanical achievements are necessarily attained.” Tri-Motor in flight - Tri-Motor being worked on by mechanics in hangar - men building plane, attaching metal to fuselage and wings - Tri-Motor taxiing. [1927]
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