[RIVER ROUGE PLANT] Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of River Rouge plant - freighter entering dock area - huge cranes unloading freighter - molten slag pouring into ladle cars - ladle cars moving through plant yard - freight train in plant yard - molten metal pouring from furnace into ladle, into ingot molds - crane removing ingot form soaking pit, placing it in conveyor, conveyor dumping it into rolling mill - ingot through rolling mill - workers operating huge presses - stamping and assembling frames - worker assembling dashboard padding - men and women workers operating machinery, assembling parts - cutting and inspecting glass - laminating glass - engine blocks on over-head conveyor - engine assembly line - body assembly - final assembly line - River Rouge smokestacks, whistle blowing - workers leaving plant. [1952]

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