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.
Industrial crane in operation on bank of river at Ford Motor Plant in Michigan. A number of Ford plant buildings. Vehicles driven in front of the buildings.
Ford automobile with skis in place of front wheels is driven along a snow covered mountain road. The vehicle has two sets of rear wheels.
Horse racing Stakes at the Hialeah Park Racetrack (2200 E 4th Avenue Hialeah, Florida) in Miami, Florida. Spectators cheers the participants. Cornelius Vanderbilt, a 4-year-old racehorse, wins the race. 1931.
The prisoners set Joliet Penitentiary to fire causing damage of $1,000,000 at Illinois. The troops charged 1000 rebellion who set fire during the revolt. Ring leader marching to solitary with hands rose. 23 March 1931.
Home demonstration agent at Tuskegee Institute trains women as part of a Tuskegee Institute "Movable Schools" education outreach program. Collins, a farmer, meets a preacher. Two men with a poster from State Agriculture College. The poster advertises the upcoming arrival of a "Movable School" in the Alabama town. People read the poste and move to attend the school. Knapp truck (A Ford truck called the Knapp Agricultural Truck, so named to honor Seaman A. Knapp, of the national Cooperative Extension System) arrives with a group of instructors. Rural agricultural community of African American people learn skills from the movable school as they work in garden, water plants, erect stairs, mend houses, sharpen tools and make baskets. People learn carpentry under the guidance of an African American instructor. A new poultry house replaces an old hen house. A man views through a transit device as they learn about creating terraced farming plots.
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