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This clip is Part 1 of a 3-part film.
Gar Wood and Speed Boat / Ship Construction / Industrial Plant Scenes / Winter Sports / Unloading an Ore Ship / Stunt Flying / Summer Camp / Safety Parade, Detroit, Michigan Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Men inspect speedboat motor - views of boat crisscrossing water with two men in cockpit, ‘DYC’, Detroit Yacht Club, on side of boat. Gar Wood poses for the camera. Wood with mechanic, with maintenance crew, crew with children. [1919] b. Shipyard - views of ships under construction - ship ready for launching - shipyard buildings - shipyard workers - spectators gathered for launching, tugs. [1919] c. Industrial plant interior - men and woman workers operate machines. Small child eating jam from jar. Worker stirs contents of cooking vat, pours contents into another container. [1919] d. Ice skating - barrel jumping contest - speed skating contest - judges - spectators. Side of a building; lambs inspecting car in field. [1919] e. Cranes with scoops unloading ore ship - workers. [1919] f. Cranes with scoops unloading ore ship - workers. [1919] g. Views of lodge on lake shore and camp activities - girls and women canoeing, resting on lawn, playing on slides, eating on lawn, playing in water. Fishermen climbing out of stream bed; log house; men sitting beside stream. [1919] h. Parade - band - Boy Scouts carrying signs with safety slogans - spectators - signs on buildings include, ‘Empire Silk & Woolen Co.’ and ‘Brown’s’ - ambulance with safety sign - trucks loaded with children - sign on Detroit police ambulance, ‘Help Save These Children from a Similar Fate.’ [1919]
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