Video Parts (2)
This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
Testing Army Rifle / Plowing a War Garden / Children with Snakes / Glass Making Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. U.S. Army soldier fills clip with ammunition, loads clip into rifle, and fires several rounds through slot in wall - ‘200 yards’ on wall, soldier places rifle in clamp, raises telescope sight, adjusts clamp. Views of industrial buildings as seen from roof. [1918] b. “War Garden in city’s center lawn in front of public library plowed by Fordson tractor. This historic spot will soon yield potatoes as well as literary gems.” Library, truck, automobile, pedestrian, and streetcar traffic - tractor hauls wagon with plow on it - spectators watch tractor-drawn plow break ground. [1918] c. Small child in play pen, little girl places snake on rail of pen, baby looks at snake - little girl brings another - baby and girl pet snakes - baby tries to feed it - girl takes snakes away, baby cries - girl poses with snakes - (unrelated footage: man at desk looking at pictures of buildings on wall, turns, talks; man poses; man and three children pose outside house; man poses; group of men poses outside building; man poses on steps of building; group poses in front of flag-draped stand). [1918] d. Worker removes door from furnace, uses long handled ladle to remove molten glass, dumps it on endless belt, roller spreads it over endless belt, it is carried into machine, back out - worker holds thick piece of glass - worker holds thinner, clearer piece of glass - machinery in operation. [1919]
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