Several Ford M1918 3 ton light tanks are seen maneuvering at a testing ground in Michigan during World War I. Henry Ford and son, Edsel, are watching the tests. One of the tanks climbs an embankment and flips over backwards, landing upside down. A group of men gather around the overturned tank and attempt to turn it upright. Henry Ford stands nearby watching.
World War 1 U.S. Army tanks built by Ford run an obstacle course lay out on an open field behind residential area. Military and civilian officials observe as 3-ton M1918 tanks cross gullies and climb earth banks. Tank knocks down posts embedded on ground, crosses railroad tracks and fails to scale sharply graded bank on mud. Military officials gather to take a look at the tank. View of residential houses in the background. Tanks along with their drivers lined up for inspection during World War I.
A Ford 2-man tank (3 ton, M1918 ) is driven into a deep ditch during a test and fails to climb out. Workers dig around the tank. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A 3 ton Ford M 1918 tank seen overturned during testing at Ford testing grounds. The operator walks away from the tank, and a large group of civilians gather around and roll the tank upright. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Testing of 3-ton M1918 tanks built by Ford run an obstacle course lay out on an open field behind residential area. Military and civilian officials observe as tanks cross gullies and climb earth banks. One of the tanks overturns in gully and another one fails to scale a mound of mud. Military officials gather to observe the overturned tank. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. Nurses from wartime service units parade on Red Cross Day, in May, 1918, Washington, DC. Views of nurses in white uniforms and others in black, parading on the streets, accompanied by military bands. Red cross flags fly from various places along the streets. A mass of red cross flags near a reviewing stand. Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels, walking with Naval officer and Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, inspecting rows of uniformed U.S. Navy women Yeomen (F) on a field in Washington DC. Behind Roosevelt, is Admiral William Shepherd Benson, the first Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), accompanied by Major General George Barnett, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. The tower of the Post Office Building is visible in background. The women yeomen parade on the field, watched from the sidelines by Secretary Daniels and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, who is conversing with Admiral Benson. The sequence closes with women U.S. Marines, in uniform, on parade. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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