Ford Coal Mine Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of residential area of small mining town - two men in mine - residential area - funicular cable coming down from mountain - residential area with large tent in foreground - horse-drawn buggy and car pass on muddy road - horse-drawn wagon in residential area - high view of residential area, train tracks, train - basketball court, school house - high panoramic view of town and river - factory - two men behind car talking in business district, sign, ‘First National Bank,’ behind them - railroad cars under hoppers - tractor-drawn trailers being filled by steam shovel - railroad tracks, residential area, gas pump, truck - machinery, wheel and belt, sign, ‘Help Keep This Place Clean,’ on fence in front of machinery - close-up of three men talking - street scene, pedestrians, horse-drawn wagon, man on horseback - close-up of man on horseback in front of group of men, gets off horse, poses - boy walking along railroad track, house in background - residential scene - railroad cars on tracks - large frame buildings - loaded ‘Ford’ railroad coal car - loaded mine cars coming out of mine - residential area - loaded mine cars coming from mine - coal pouring from hopper - high panoramic view of town, river, bridge over river, ‘Safety First’ on large sign over mine entrance, miners coming out of mine on electric rail cars - horse-drawn wagon on town street - loaded rail car coming from mine - loaded mine cars held by cable and go down track - empty mine cars pulled back up - loaded and empty mine cars pass each other on switchover - men sitting on porch - children playing on sidewalk in front of house - frame buildings and loaded railroad coal cars - children on playground. [1923]

Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects