[FORD MOTOR COMPANY, SANTIAGO, CHILE] Part 2
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Panoramic view of Santiago, Chile, from Santa Lucia Hill. Views of Civic Center of Santiago, La Moneda (Government’s House) in background - exterior of assembly building - workmen punching time clock - panoramic view of general office - flatcars loaded with crates entering Ford plant - cranes unloading crates - workers unpacking and checking crates - assembling a truck cab in the framing buck - gas welding and metal finishing on the body assembly line - transferring body to truck for painting - cab being wheeled into paint shop - cab leaving baking oven - workers installing door and window glass - workers and hoist turning over chassis on line - engine being mounted on chassis - front end assembly - truck cab passing through water test - workers mounting cab on chassis - workers cleaning assembled truck - trucks moving off assembly line - exterior of service stock building - interior of service stock building - Ford car moving down tree lined road. [1948]
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