Mr Alfred Harmsworth, head of British War Mission, visits Detroit and is the guest of Mr Henry Ford. Mr Alfred Harmsworth is popularly known as Lord Northcliffe. Mr Henry Ford signs the guest book. Various distinguished persons stand nearby. Mr Ford and Lord Northcliffe pose. They leave the building and talk outside. They move to a field to watch tractor demonstration. Mr Ford, Lord Northcliffe and others drive tractors. The group poses near the tractor. Several farm buildings in the background. Mr Ford and Lord Northcliffe inspect the tractor. The group leaves the building.
View of the backyard shed and trees at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit,Michigan, where Henry Ford built his first automobiles. An old Ford Model-T passing between two large desert rock formations on a rough road.
Views of the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant building and several vehicles moving on street in front of the building. Automobiles move on the busy market streets of Detroit. People,streetcars, bicycles, some horse driven wagons, and automobiles move on the busy city streets at two different intersections. An accelerated view of traffic moving in Detroit.
Ice boat race in Detroit, Michigan. Stern steer ice boats sailing on Lake St. Clair. Yachtsmen participate in the winter sport. Automobiles driven on ice. The yacht Spearhead finishes first in the race and Wasp finishes second but is awarded the title.
Detroit streets crowded with American men and women and children, some of them carry American flags, during a World War I Liberty Bond Parade. A Detroit streetcar moves amidst large crowd in front of the S.S. Kresge Co. 5&10 cent store. People walking in the street. Massive crowd in front of Central Savings Bank building. Crowd milling about near the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. A man holds a child on his shoulder and the child carries an American flag. A group carrying a mock stretcher. A group of nurses amidst large crowd in the square. A replica of the Statue of Liberty in the square as people throng around it. A superimposed picture of the Statue of Liberty.
Aerial view of a large crowd on parade in Detroit Michigan, during a Liberty Bond drive. People move on the street carrying American flags. Close-up view of cheering crowd. Men with blackface (their faces painted black) carry a decorated casket on their shoulders through the crowd of cheering men, women, and children. Elevated view of American flags and a flag with 104 stars and a "104" stitched at the base, waving as they hang from a building. Cars, streetcars, and people move on a crowded street of Detroit below.