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This clip is Part 1 of a 3-part film.
FORD ROUGE PLANT. A FILM STORY OF MAN, METHODS, AND MOTOR CARS.THE Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: The Ford Ford Rouge Plant. A Film Story of Man, Methods and Motor Cars, Part One. Aerial view of plant - the following facts superimposed over pictures of plant and workers: ‘1096 acres’ ‘7,250,000 square feet of floor space’ ‘345 acres of glass windows’ ‘90 miles of railroad track’ ‘more than 80,000 men normally employed’ - freighter ‘Henry Ford II’ passing under drawbridge, view of pilot at wheel, engineer, engines - aerial view of plant, smokestacks - interior of power plant, generators, central control board - refinery - molding of V-8 engine blocks - block being milled and drilled - testing blocks and engine parts - molding of crankshafts - shafts being tested for size. [1937]
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