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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
[FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT] Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Couple and 1949 Ford in front of the Sphinx, Cheops pyramid in background - view of Ford plant, sign on plant, ‘Ford Motor Company (Egypt) S.A.E. (Societe Anonyme Egyptienne). Workers unloading crates inside plant, man operating forklift - workers opening crate - parts being placed in parts bins - views of Fords being assembled - aerial view of Alexandria - view of Ford agency - salesman waiting on woman inside agency - salesman and woman in showroom - close-ups of Lincoln, Mercury, and Ford - woman getting in Ford - close-up of dashboard - salesman showing woman engine - views of offices in agency - woman driving off in Ford - cars leaving service garage - view inside garage, cars and mechanics - mechanics lifting engine by chain hoist - views of men and machines in operations - engine being placed back in car - sign, ‘New Ford Premises. R.C. 4542’ (title repeats in Arabic) - buildings under construction - aerial views - view of the Mosque of Mohammed Ali. [1949]
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