FORD ANIMATED WEEKLY Part 3
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: 1. Parade, automobile, truck and horse-drawn floats - band - ‘Ancient Thrones’ - floats and marching unit with motifs and signs, ‘Egypt,’ ‘China,’ and ‘The Garden of Allah’ - bagpipe unit. 2. “Detroit Mounted Police. One of the finest and best drilled police organizations in the world gives exhibition drill at State Fairgrounds.” Spectators - mounted police drill - riding and firing exhibition - GAR float - industrial plant - viewed from an overlooking hill, cameraman shooting an actor and actress in a domestic setting as they talk and embrace. 3. Institutional building complex. Pedestrians and spectators in a downtown palm studded park area - fountain in park - Spanish type church - peacock struts on church steps - tourists walk along side of pool in church garden - church as reflected by pool. 4. Football game. Football team runs onto field - kickoff and plays from scrimmage before a filled grandstand - forward pass play - one team scores touchdown. 5. Railroad wreckage. Wrecked railroad locomotive and cars - spectators and workmen inspect wreckage - railroad crane removing wreckage. 6. Will Rogers rope handling demonstration. Will Rogers talking and using lassos - close up of Rogers - demonstration with one and two lassos. [1916]
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