[PIPING HOT. PART II. FORD FOR ENGLAND. WORLD WAR II] Part 3
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Piping Hot. Food for England, World War II, Part Two. Close-up of inside of vans, woman demonstrating - person demonstrating how food containers are packed - woman strapping container in van - woman writing on small blackboard on outside of van, ‘Notice-Today-Lancashire Hot Pot, Roly Poly-Tea’ - Sir George Wilkinson, Lord Mayor of London, speaking at inaugural ceremony - King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and others looking at Ford Emergency Van displays - King and Queen reviewing trucks and talking to woman drivers - Women’s Volunteer Service drivers posing beside vans - Lord Addison speaking to crowd - views of presentation ceremonies in different cities - vans on road- van in Ford agency lot - view of cooking depot - views inside cooking depot outside Nottingham, woman preparing food - van pulling out of garage - woman loading van at cooking depot - vans leaving depot - vans on road - different views of women dispensing food from vans - views of rescue squads in bombed buildings - rescue squads eating at vans - map showing location of Bath and how food came from Bristol and Swinton - map showing Birmingham and area - vans in town and country - people receiving food from vans - farm workers receiving food from vans - dock workers receiving food - reruns of previous scenes - vans delivering food to schools - children eating. “The End.” [1944]
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