19351930s INDUSTRIALS
Public relations film for Ford Motor Company, 1935, with Henry Ford and Edsel. Factories and industry
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SPOKESMAN FOR FORD, W. C. COWLING, THUMB HOOKED IN HIS JACKET POCKET, MAKES PRESENTATION ABOUT FORD AND LEADERSHIP, SPEAKS LIKE FDR, INTRODUCES THE FILM, VERY VERBOSE, DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE, 1930S STYLE |
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TITLE CARD: NOVEMBER 1, 1934
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EXT SHOTS OFFORD PLANT AT DEARBORN, 1934
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HENRY FORD, W. J. CAMERON AND REPORTER SIT AT LARGE MESSY DESK, PANELED OFFICE, FORD DOESN'T LOOK COMFORTABLE, LOOKS DOWN AT HIS LAP
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MS OF HENRY FORD LOOKING DOWN, TALKS ABOUT THE END OF THE DEPRESSION, BUILDING 1 MILLION CARS NEXT YEAR, RE-ENACTMENT, REPORTER LEAVES TO TELL NEWSPAPER, BIG NEWS
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INTERIOR SHOTS OF NEWSPAPER PRINTING PRESS, LARGE MACHINES, WORKERS IN UNDERSHIRTS, BALES OF PAPERS TOSSED TO WORKERS, DETROIT NEWS
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BALE OF NEWSPAPERS THROWN ON TO SIDEWALK, MEN AND BOYS HAWKING PAPERS
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NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, THE DETROIT NEWS, "FORD WILL BUILD MILLION CARS IN 1935', THE DETROIT FREE PRESS "END OF DEPRESSION SEEN IN FORD PLANS"
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COUPLE IN 1930S HOME, MAN READS NEWSPAPER AT TABLE, WIFE WAITS ON HIM, TALKS TO HER ABOUT JOBS
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TWO WORK MEN READ NEWSPAPER, METAL LUNCH BOX, MEN EAT SANDWICHES, LUNCH BREAK, GLASS BOTTLES OF MILK
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1930S BUSINESSMEN READ NEWSPAPERS TALK ABOUT HENRY FORD'S PLAN TO BUILD CARS, "THAT CERTAINLY MEANS THE END OF THE DEPRESSION"
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HENRY AND EDSEL FORD WITH MEN AT LARGE ROUND RESTAURANT TABLE, LOOKING AT SCALE MODEL OF CAR, MODEL T ?, HENRY FORD MAKES STATEMENT "THE ANSWER IS WORK"
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STEAM WHISTLE, STEAM POURS OUT OF SMOKE STACK, SYMBOLS OF INDUSTRY
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WHEELS OF LOCOMOTIVE TURNING, MAN TURNS ON LARGE POWER SWITCH, FACTORY INTERIORS, MEN AT WORK
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STEEL FACTORIES, RED HOT MOLTEN METAL ON CONVEYOR BELT
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CU OF BLACK FACTORY WORKER WITH WIRE RIMMED GLASSES, 1930S
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GEARS AND PULLEYS MOVING PARTS IN FACTORIES, CONVEYOR BELTS WITH ENGINE PARTS
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BUSINESSMEN AT WORK, LOOKING AT MATERIALS AND PARTS, TITLE CARD FOR PURCHASING
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MEN UNLOADING BOXES AND PARTS FROM BACK OF TRUCKS, LOADING DOCKS, CONVEYOR BELTS, TIRE RIMS
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CAR EMERGES FROM MINE ENTRANCE, BINS FULL OF COAL
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FARMERS AT WORK, PRODUCING COTTON AND FLAX, BEANS ETC., CU OF PLOW BLADE
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SHEEP ON HILLSIDE, JUMPING OVER STREAM, CATTLE HERD
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STEAM TRAINS DELIVERING MATERIALS
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SILHOUETTE OF WORKERS CLIMBING METAL STAIRS, GOING TO WORK, VERY 1930S GRAPHIC IMAGE
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AERIAL SHOTS OF DEARBORN FORD FACTORIES, FORD ROUGE PLANT, 75,000 WORKERS, SMOKE STACKS AND STEAM, 30 ACRE FOUNDRY, SPOKESMAN NARRATES OFF CAMERA, FACTS ABOUT FORD PRODUCTION
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FORD GLASS PLANTS, SAFETY GLASS, AERIAL VIEW
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FORD STEEL MILL, AERIAL VIEW
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ASSEMBLY LINE WORKERS, FORD AUTO PLANTS, 1930S
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MAN WORKS ON CRANK SHAFT
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FOUNDRY FACTORY, WORKER SILHOUETTED AGAINST BRIGHT STEAM
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BLANK SLUG
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-4151 WORKERS ON ASSEMBLY LINE OF FORD AUTO PLANTS
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OVERHEAD SHOT OF AUTO FACTORY, MEN AT WORK
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MONTAGE OF STEEL MILLS, MEN AT WORK, PRODUCTION OF STEEL BARS, INTERESTING FOOTAGE
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CU OF MAN TURNING KNOB ON MACHINE, DELICATE WORK
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OVERHEAD SHOT OF MEN WORKING IN STEEL FACTORY, WELDING SPARKS FLY
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CU OF CRANK SHAFTS ON ASSEMBLY LINE
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PRODUCTION LINE MONTAGE, CU OF MACHINERY
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AUTO WORKERS GOING TO WORK, LEAVING WORK
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MS OF WALKING MEN, FEET ON PAVEMENT, GOING TO WORK
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AERIAL SHOT OF MICHIGAN PLANT, ROWS OF PARKED CARS,"THE MASTERS ARE MEN"
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SPINNING 3D GLOBE, TOPOGRAPHIC, DOUBLE EXPOSURE WITH IMAGES OF WORKERS IN AUTO PLANT, 1930S SPECIAL EFFECTS, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL PLANTS
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AERIAL SHOTS OF WINDSOR CANADA FORD PLANT
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FORD CRATES BOUND FOR NEW ZEALAND, CU OF WOODEN CRATE
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ONCOMING LOCOMOTIVE WITH FORD CRATES
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VIEWS OF BUSY STREETS OF LONDON, ON THE THAMES, DOUBLE DECKER BUS, 1930S, MONTAGE, TRAFALGAR SQUARE, FORDS ON STREETS OF LONDON
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LONDON BOBBY ON STREET GIVES DIRECTIONS
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BOAT FOR NEW DAGENHAM, LONDON, CRUISE ON THE THAMES, PASSING MONUMENTS, CASTLES AND THE FORD PLANT
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PAN OF FORD PLANT OUTSIDE LONDON, 1930S, DAGENHAM, CLEAN NEAT SMOKE STACKS
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MONTAGE OF FORDS PASSING IN FRONT OF DUTCH WINDMILLS, BLADES TURNING, DYKES
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EXT OF FORD PLANT IN AMSTERDAM "NEDERLANDSCHE FORD"
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CRANE LIFTING LARGE WOODEN CRATE,LOW ANGLE SHOT UP
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LARGE SHIP PULLS UP TO PLANT
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CRANE WITH FORD LOGO, FORD FLAG WAVING
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CRANE LIFTS CRATES OFF SHIP
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FORD ON STREETS OF PARIS, CITY INTERSECTION, PLAZA
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POV MOVING CAR OF NOTRE DAME THROUGH THE TREES, 1930S
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VIEW OVER THE THE BUILDING OF PARIS TO THE EIFFEL TOWER
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FORD ON CHAMPS ELYSEES, TRAVELING TOWARDS THE ARC DE TRIOMPHE
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OVERHEAD SHOT OF FRENCH RIVER WITH BOAT
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FORD AMONG HERD OF SHEEP, FRENCH STONE BARN
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FRENCH FARM, OUTBUILDINGS, HORSE DRAWN HAY WAGON WAGON
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OVERHEAD PAN OF FORD PLANT AT STRASBOURG
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INT OF FORD FACTORY, STRASBOURG, MEN AT WORK ON ASSEMBLY LINE,MANY DIFFERENT 1934 MODELS OF FORDS
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BELGIAN MILK MAID LOADS CONTAINERS ON DOG PULLED CART
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FORD PASSES BELGIAN MILK MAID ON COBBLESTONE COUNTRY ROAD
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BELGIAN FORD FACTORY, POV MOVING SHIP ON RIVER CHELT
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VIEWS OF BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, 1930S FORD
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EXT OF FORD AUTO PLANT IN ARGENTINA
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FORDS ON DIRT ROAD OF ARGENTINA, MAN ON DONKEY, ANDES MOUNTAINS, ELEVATED OVERPASS OVER VALLEY, FOG IN VALLEY
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LARGE CRATE LOWERED ON CRANE TO RIVER JUNK, CHINESE CHARACTERS, SHANGHAI,NARRATOR USES THE RACIST TERM COOLIE
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CHINESE WORKERS OPEN CRATE WITH FORD CAR INSIDE
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CHINESE FAMILY GETS INTO 1935 FORD
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1930S FORD ON STREETS OF CHINESE VILLAGE, PAGODA
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BLANK SLUG
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FORD BUSINESS MEN WORK ON PRODUCTION LANE, 1930S |
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MS OF W. C. COWLING, FORD EXECUTIVE
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1930S NEWSPAPERS NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE TOLEDO NEWS-BEE, THE DAILY MINING GAZETTE, THE BOSTON POST, THE PITTSBURGH PRESS, ST. LOUIS GLOBE-INTERNATIONAL, THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS, THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, THE KANSAS CITY STAR, THE DAILY MINING JOURNAL AND MANY MORE
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MAGAZINE COVERS OF THE 1930S, MCCALLS, TIME
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COUPLES PLAYING CARDS AT CARD TABLE, LISTENING TO THE RADIO
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RADIO ANNOUNCER
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OLDER COUPLE LISTENING TO RADIO, 1930S LIVING ROOM
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CU OF 1930S RADIO, CONDUCTOR LEADING BAND
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QUICK PAN FROM COUPLE STANDING ON CORNER, 1930S TO FORD V8 BILLBOARD
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FORD CAR SHOWROOM 1930S, COUPLE SHAKES HANDS WITH SALESMAN, BUYING A CAR
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COUPLE LOOKS AT BROCHURES OF CARS, 1930S, ELABORATE WOODEN DESK WITH STATUE
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COUPLE LOOKS AT SLIDESHOW OF FORD CARS, 1930S TECHNOLOGY
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COUPLE GET INTO BACK SEAT OF 1930S FORD CAR, SALESMAN TAKING THEM FOR A RIDE
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MONTAGE OF FORD BILLBOARDS, CALENDAR PAGES TURN
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ILLUSTRATION OF DOGS TALKING, ANIMATED, FORD COMMERCIAL, GREYHOUND AND SCOTTIE DOG
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CALENDAR PAGE TURNS, MAY, EXTERIOR OF FORD PLANT, PALMS TREES
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CALENDAR PAGE, JUNE, MONTAGE OF FORD FACTORY, CARS ROLLING OFF THE LINE, 1930S, FORD V8
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CALENDAR PAGE TURNS, SEPTEMBER, PROGRAM FOR THE FORD SUNDAY EVENING HOUR RADIO SHOW, FORD SYMPATHY ORCHESTRA, SPONSORSHIPS
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CALENDAR PAGE TURNS, NOVEMBER, FILM OF HENRY FORD IN FACTORY, TALKING BUSINESS
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TITLE CARD: "LOOKING FORWARD TO 1936
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TRACKING SHOT OF HENRY FORD AND EDSEL? WALKING ALONG FACTORY FLOOR, ENGINEERING RESEARCH FLOORS
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FORD BUSINESSMEN DISCUSS COST OF NEW PLANT, $20 MILLION, EDSEL FORD FIDGETS WITH PEN, NERVOUS, ANTICIPATES INTENSE BUYING AFTER DEPRESSION, 1930S ECONOMICS
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CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, MS, PLASTERING, HAMMERING, BUILDING NEW FACTORY
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AERIAL VIEW OF FORD PLANT
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MONTAGE OF FORD PLANT EXT
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AERIAL SHOT OF NEW FORD HOSPITALITY CENTER, ROTUNDA FROM CHICAGO'S 1934 'A CENTURY OF PROGRESS"
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DEMONSTRATION FOR FORD BUSINESSMEN, 1930S, SUITS
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CAMERA FOLLOWS C. E. SORENSEN AND P. E. MARTIN AROUND FORD PLANTS, REPORTER INTERVIEWS THEM STANDING OUTSIDE IN DOUBLE BREASTED SUITS, TALK ABOUT PRODUCTION, NUMBER OF MINUTES, RECITES DATA, STILTED SPEECH, THEY SHAKE HANDS
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OVERHEAD SHOT OF HUGE MOVING EQUIPMENT, MEN AT WORK, WELDING SPARKS, MAKING FORD CAR BODIES
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FORD CARS ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE, WELDERS, 1930S
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IRON ORE BEING REMOVED FROM SHIP, CU OF LARGE SHOVEL SCOOPING UP ORE AND DUMPED INTO LARGE PILES, GIANT BUCKETS LIFT THE ORE AND DUMP IT INTO BLAST FURNACES, IRON FOUNDRY, MOLTEN IRON
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BLANK SLUG
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WORK MEN MAKE STEEL PARTS THE OLD FASHIONED WAY, POURING HOT IRON BY HAND INTO MOLD |
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MODERN FORD FOUNDRY, SAFETY FOR WORKERS, PROTECTION FROM HEAT, MEN AT WORK, 1930S,
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ENGINE BLOCK, SINGLE PIECE, FORD CARS, 1930S
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FORD FOUNDRY, CU OF MACHINERY, POURING IRON ON ASSEMBLY LINE METHOD
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AERIAL SHOT OF FORD FACTORY, ROUGE, STEEL MILL
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MEN AT WORK IN STEEL MILL AT ROUGE FACTORY, 1930S
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BUILDING NEW STEEL MILL, INT SHOTS, MEN AT WORK, CONSTRUCTION
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RED HOT IRON, STEEL FOUNDRY, FIRE
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SMOKESTACKS, FACTORY
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ELECTRIC SHOP, GENERATORS, BUILDING, INT SHOTS, MEN AT WORK, BUILDING A TURBINE, LOOKS LIKE DIEGO RIVERA MURAL, 1930S IMAGES OF MEN AT WORK
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CONTROL ROOM FOR ENERGY PLANT, THOUSANDS OF DIALS, CONTROL PANEL
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ED MARTIN INSPECTS FORD ENGINES, RUNNING TESTS
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CHARLES SORENSEN CHECKS THE BALANCE ON DRIVE SHAFTS, QUALITY CONTROL
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1930S FORD GOES THROUGH RAIN MACHINE, TEST FOR WEATHERPROOF
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RESEARCH FLOOR, MEN TESTING FORD PARTS
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MS OF MEN LOOKING AT PARTS, R. H. MCCARROLL MAKES STATEMENT ABOUT THE MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT, QUALITY AND COST
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RESEARCHER IN LABORATORY, TESTING
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IRON WORKER AT FURNACE, METALLURGICAL LABORATORY
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MOLDS STACKED, STEEL POURED IN, MOLD BROKEN OFF WITH TOOLS TO REVEAL STEEL PARTS FOR CRANKSHAFTS
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CU OF CADMIUM ALLOY BEING TESTED
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MACHINERY IN EDISON INSTITUTE, EQUIPMENT FOR PROCESSING SOYBEANS
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MCCARROLL SPEAKS ABOUT MATERIAL QUALITY
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MAN TESTS RAW MATERIAL WITH DEVICE, INDUSTRIAL LABORATORY
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CU OF STEEL BEING STRETCHED TO ITS LIMITS, CALIBRATOR, TENSILE STRENGTH
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TESTING THE CARBON IN STEEL
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AIR BRUSH, APPLYING LACQUER, TESTING MATERIALS
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TESTING PAINTS AND FINISHES FOR FORD CARS
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MAN MEASURES THE TEMPERATURE OF THE STEEL, DIALS AND GAUGES
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MAN TAKES X-RAYS OF WELDED PARTS
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MAN PUTS CAR PARTS TOGETHER
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CU OF MACHINERY TWISTING STEEL
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LAMINATED SAFETY GLASS, MACHINERY WITH LONG ROLLERS
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WORKERS ON ASSEMBLY LINE FOR AUTO GLASS
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BLANK SLUG
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