1934-19391930s NEWSREELS
FORD MOTOR COMPANY PRESENTS THE FORD ROUGE PLANT 1937.
FORD COLLECTION
FORD COLLECTION
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FORD MOTOR CO PRESENTS - FORD ROUGE PLANT
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AERIAL OF HUGE PLANT
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SMOKESTACKS & FACTORY BUILDINGS - "1096 ACRES"
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7,250,000 SQ FEET OF FLOOR SPACE - STACKS &
BUILDINGS IN BACKGROUND (NARRATED) |
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345 ACRES OF GLASS WINDOWS - GLASS WINDOWED FACTORY BUILDINGS
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90 MILES OF RR TRACKS - SMOKING LOCOMOTIVE PASSES
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MORE THAN 80,000 MEN NORMALLY EMPLOYED
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CU BOW OF HUGE FREIGHTER MOVING PAST CAMERA
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FREIGHTER RIDES UNDER RAISED BRIDGE
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CAPTAIN AT WHEEL OF SHIP (THE HENRY FORD II)
RIDES INTO FACTORY AREA |
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ENGINEER SPINS WHEEL AMID SHIP PIPES &
MACHINERY |
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CU LARGE BOAT PISTONS RISE UP & DOWN
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CAMERA ZOOMS IN ON HUGE STACKS ATOP POWER HOUSE
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WORKER TURNS PUMP WHEEL IN POWER HOUSE & INSPECTS GAUGES AS HE SLOWLY TURNS WHEEL UNTIL RIGHT
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CU HANDS ON GAUGES POINT TO DIFFERENT PRESSURES
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CU WORKER INSPECTS OTHER GAUGES IN HUGE PLANT
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HUGE DYNAMOS SIT SIDE BY SIDE
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WORKER INSPECTS WALL OF GAUGES IN CONTROL ROOM
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HUGE MECHANISED CRANE SCOOPS BUCKET OF COAL FROM LONG LINE OF BINS ON TANKER
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MOLTEN STEEL POURED INTO BINS AS HUGE CLOUDS OF STEAM RISE WHEN STEEL MEETS WATER
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HUGE MECHANIZED MACHINERY WORK ON MOLTEN STEEL PERFORMING VARIOUS TASKS
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WORKER AT FOUNDRY WORKS ON CASTINGS OF V-8 ENGINES
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CASTED ENGINES MOVE THROUGH ASSEMBLY LINE AS WORKERS GRIND THEM SMOOTH WITH POWER GRINDERS
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ENGINES MOVE ON CONVEYOR BELTS
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DRILLING MACHINES DRILL PISTON & VALVE HOLES IN BLOCK OF ENGINE
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WORKER WATCHES AS DRILLING MACHINES ARE COOLED BY WATER AS THEY BORE HOLES IN ENGINE BLOCK
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ENGINES MOVE ALONG ON CONVEYOR & TO NEXT STAGE OF DRILLING & COMPLETION
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CU GAUGE MEASURES ACCURACY OF PARTS
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MACHINIST WORKS LARGE LATHE & USES GAUGE TO MEASURE THICKNESS OF PART
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WORKER HANGS CAM SHAFT ON OVERHEAD CONVEYOR FULL OF HANGING SHAFTS
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WORKERS TEST & CHECK PARTS AS THEY MOVE ALONG ON CONVEYOR
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CU LIQUID STEEL POURS OUT OF BUCKET & INTO MOLD. FIRE RISES FROM HANGING ENGINE PARTS AFTER BEING MOLDED
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CU FOUR CRANK SHAFTS FORMED FROM ONE MOLD
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MOLDED PARTS MOVE ALONG ON CONVEYOR & WORKERS WATCH AUTOMATED MACHINERY GRIND & POLISH PARTS THEN USE GAUGES TO MEASURE ACCURACY
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY PRESENTS FORD ROUGE PLANT, A FILM STORY OF MEN, METHODS & MOTORCARS
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UAW ORGANIZERS 1937
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UNION PICKETS HAND OUT PAMPHLETS TO WORKERS OUTSIDE HUGE FORD PLANT
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AERIAL UNION PICKET HANDS PAMPHLETS TO WORKERS IN CARS AS THEY DRIVE BY UPON LEAVING WORK
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TROLLEY CARRYING WORKERS TO PLANT PASSES BY HUGE FORD PARKING LOT FILLED WITH CARS. CROWD OF UNION WORKERS OUTSIDE PLANT
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AERIAL HEAVY TRAFFIC (1930s) CARS & TRUCKS GOING & COMING FROM PLANT. CROWD OF PICKETERS GATHERING AROUND WORKERS FILING OUT OF TROLLEY & WALKING ONTO RAMP LEADING TO FORD PLANT
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ENTIRE AREA AROUND PLANT, INCLUDING TROLLEYS CARRYING MEN TO WORK, HUGE PARKING LOT WITH NEW CARS, PICKETS CROWDING AROUND HANDING OUT PAMPHLETS & TRAFFIC TO & FRO
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AERIAL: 6 FORD EXECUTIVES STANDING NEAR RR TRACKS WAVE TO CAMERA
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CU ENGINEER PEERS OUTSIDE WINDOW AS HE GUIDES LOCOMOTIVE SLOWLY ALONG TRACKS
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AERIAL BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC OF VINTAGE CARS (1930s) & TRUCKS MOVE SLOWLY ON ROAD OUTSIDE PLANT IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
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WORKERS PEER OVER BRIDGE LOOKING DOWN AT TRAFFIC
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CU WELL DRESSED MAN HANDS OUT PAMPHLETS
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TRAFFIC TO & FRO PLANT WITH CARS (1930s) IN TRAFFIC, INCLUDING CAR CARRYING TRUCKS & ALL SORTS OF VEHICLES & TROLLEYS
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HUGE FORD COMPLEX WITH ROWS & ROWS OF CARS IN PARKING LOT & RAILROAD HOPPER CARS & BOXCARS
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OVERHEAD CONVEYORS MOVE CAR ENGINES INSIDE PLANT
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AERIAL WORKERS AT POSTS AS CONVEYORS MOVE PARTS IN FRONT OF THEM ON ASSEMBLY LINES
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WORKERS BUSILY OPERATE MACHINERY ASSEMBLY LINE
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AUTOMATED MACHINE POURS MOLTEN STEEL ONTO MOLDS CAUSING SPARKS & FLAMES, THEN HOOKS PICK UP MOLDS & MOVE THEM ALONG
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SPOKED WHEELS HANG ON MOVING CONVEYOR AS ROTATING MACHINES OF SORTS PERFORM DIFFERENT TASKS
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AERIAL WORKERS LIFT PRE-FORMED FENDERS FROM MACHINES & GRIND THEM SMOOTH. HUGE PRESS FORMS FENDERS & HOODS
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WORKERS LIFT COMPLETED ENGINES FROM CONVEYORS
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FLATBED TRUCKS PULL INTO PLANT CARRYING EARLY VINTAGE (USED) FORDS. FOREMAN SIGNS FOR DELIVERY
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TOW TRUCK TOWS OLD CARS INTO PLANT TWO AT A TIME
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WORKERS ON ASSEMBLY LINE DISMANTLE PARTS OFF OLD AUTO
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WELDER CUTS OFF PARTS OF USED CAR WHICH IS THEN MOVED ONTO HUGE MACHINE & CRUSHED
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CARS MOVED 1 BY 1 INTO MACHINE & CRUSHED
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CRUSHED AUTOS PLACED IN BLAST FURNACE & MELTED INTO MOLTEN STEEL
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CROWD IN RAIN WATCH PRES HOOVER RIDE BY IN OPEN LIMO
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CROWD IN RAIN STAND BY AS TRAIN SLOWLY PULLS INTO STATION. HOOVER EXITS TRAIN HOLDING ARM OF VIP (EDISON?)
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CROWD OF WORKERS EXIT TRAIN & WALK TO WORK AT FORD PLANT. THEY CLIMB STAIRS LEADING TO RAMP WHICH GOES OVER HIGHWAY
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POLICE WATCH AS PICKETS CARRYING SIGNS GO BY
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WORKERS RUN IN ALL DIRECTIONS AS POLICE ATTACK WITH TEAR GAS
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VINTAGE CAR SPEEDS ACROSS BUMPY ROAD SKIDDING AT TURNS FOLLOWED BY PURSUING CAR
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ARMORED VEHICLES EXIT BUILDING ON WAY TO STRIKE SITE
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PRESIDENT SETTLES AUTO INDUSTRY WAR, AVERTING BIG STRIKE
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CU UNION PRESIDENT (?) SPEAKS ON AGREEMENT WITH AUTO INDUSTRY FOLLOWED BY CU OF FDR & U.S. FLAG
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TROOPS STAND BY AS DEADLOCK HALTS AUTO STRIKE PEACE
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SMOKE RISES FROM TENTS USED BY TROOPS
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HELMETED TROOPS STAND AT ATTENTION
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TROOPS UNLOAD SUPPLIES FROM TRUCK
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INJURED WORKER CARRIED ON GURNEY, COVERED WITH BLANKET, & PLACED IN AMBULANCE
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CU 3 HELMETED SOLDIERS DRINK MILK FROM BOTTLES
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CU VIPS (UNION OR INDUSTRY?) SIT AT MEETING TABLE
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AS HEAVY TRAFFIC ROLLS BY, CROWD OF UNION STRIKERS PEER OUTSIDE WINDOWS OF FACTORY
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CU STRIKERS LEAN OUT OF FACTORY WINDOWS
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CU STRIKER HOLDS CHILD WHO WAVES TO CAMERA
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WATER BASEBALL NEW GAME FOR BATHING BEAUTIES
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BEAUTIES IN SWIMSUITS & CAPS WALK SINGLE FILE ALONG EDGE OF POOL
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CU THEY CHOOSE SIDES USING BASEBALL BAT WITH HAND OVER HAND METHOD
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AERIAL GIRLS DIVE INTO POOL
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AERIAL GIRL HITS BALL WITH HAND THEN SWIMS TO BASES FLOATING ON WATER
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CU BEATY OUTSIDE WATER ALT AS UMPIRE & GIVES "OUT" SIGN. AFTER ANOTHER HIT, SHE GIVES "SAFE"
SIGN |
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WPA MARCHERS DEMAND BILLION IN WASHINGTON
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MARCHERS CARRYING BANNERS PICKET WHITE HOUSE
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MARCHERS PARADE DOWN PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE ALONGSIDE TRAFFIC PASSING CAPITOL DOME IN BACKGROUND
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HANDLES FOR DOGS - NEWEST IDEA IN PET PROTECTION
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CU WOMAN PLACES HARNESS AROUND DOG'S MIDSECTION
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3 WOMEN CARRY SMALL DOGS ACROSS INTERSECTION HOLDING DOGS BY HANDLE AS COP WATCHES
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WOMAN EXITS CAR (1930s) CARRYING DACHSHUND LIKE A VALISE
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5 WOMEN WALK THEIR SMALL DOGS ALONG BOARDWALK, APPROACHING WOMAN CARRYING HER DOG LIKE VALISE.
ALL 5 BEND DOWN & PICK UP DOGS BY HANDLES |
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IMAGINE SOUTHERN CALIF WITH A SNOW QUEEN!
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CHUNKS OF ICE BEING SPREAD ON SIDEWALK & SNOW BLOWER BLOWS SNOW ON GROUND
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BEAUTY QUEEN SITS ON THRONE & CROWNED AS SNOW BLOWER CREATES FEELING OF A SNOWFALL
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CU SNOW BLOWER SHOOTS OUT SNOW AS GROUP OF GIRLS IN SWIMSUITS RUN ONTO SCENE & START THROWING SNOWBALLS
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HORSE RACE "WHOPPER" WINS INAUGURAL RACE AT HIALEAH
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SWANS & FLAMINGOS IN POND AT PARK
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LARGE GROUP OF FLAMINGOS PARADE ACROSS LANDSCAPE
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AERIAL CROWD OF FANS LINE UP AT BETTING WINDOWS
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CU WOMAN PLACES BET
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HORSES LEAVE POST & RUN AROUND TRACK
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LARGE CROWD STRETCH THEIR NECKS FOR VIEW AS THEY HOLD PROGRAMS
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CU MAN SHAKES BOTH FISTS AS HE PRODS ON FAVORITE
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HORSES MAKE TURN IN CLOUD OF DUST
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WHOPPER COMES IN FROM BEHIND & WINS BY A NOSE
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2 DIE 11 HURT IN CRACK UP OF COAST AIRLINER
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WRECK OF PLANE LIES ON HILLY MOUNTAINSIDE
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CU RESCUE WORKER EXAMINES REMAINS OF ENGINE
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RESCUE WORKERS CARRY BLANKETED BODY ON STRETCHER WORKIN THEIR WAY DOWN HILLY SLOPE
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FAMOUS CARIOCA CARNIVAL GAYEST IN ALL WORLD (RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL)
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COLORFUL FLOATS WITH GIRLS IN COSTUME ROLL BY IN NIGHTTIME
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CU FLOAT WITH HUGE STUFFED CAT PEERS INTO CAGE WITH STUFFED BIRD INSIDE
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MEN & WOMEN DANCE IN STREET AS HUNDREDS OF BALLOONS HELD ABOVE ARE RELEASED
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WOMEN SHAKE & DANCE TO MUSIC AS CROWD GETS IN FRENZY WITH BALLOONS
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WORLDWIDE NEWS EVENTS
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AFL & CIO LEADERS MEET TO SEEK LABOR TRUCE IN DC
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JOHN L. LEWIS & 5 MEMBERS OF OTHER UNIONS SIT AROUND CONFERENCE TABLE
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CU AFL LEADER SPEAKS AS JOHN L. LEWIS LOOKS ON
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CU JOHN L. LEWIS MAKES SPEECH
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CU WOMAN LEADER SPEAKS
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CU HUGE FREIGHTER SITS IN DRY DOCK AWAITING LAUNCHING (QUINCY, MASS. SHIPYARD)
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CU WOMAN HOLDS BOUQUET OF ROSES & CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE IN PREPARATION OF LAUNCH AS CROWD LOOKS ON
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HUGE SHIP SLIDES DOWN WAYS AFTER LAUNCH
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GROUP OF NAVAL CADETS WATCH LAUNCH
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PILED UP REMAINS OF TRAIN WRECK IN SO. WALES
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CRANE HOOKS HOVER OVER WRECKED BOXCARS
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"GET LEPKE" IS CRY AS POLICE LAUNCH RECORD MANHUNT
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NEWSMEN PULL WANTED PHOTOS FROM ROLLING PRESS
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PRINTING PRESS ROLLS OUT WANTED POSTERS WITH PICTURE OF LEPKE & $25,000 REWARD NOTICE
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DESK OFFICER HANDS OUT POSTERS TO POLICEMEN
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COPS WATCH AS POSTER TACKED TO PRECINCT BULLETIN BOARD
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CU LEPKE WANTED POSTER
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CU GOV. TOM DEWY MAKES "DEAD OR ALIVE SPEECH
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