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Henry Ford and guest stamp '1' into the first Ford Model- A engine block at a Ford Motor plant in Michigan.

Henry Ford near Ford Model- A automobile engine block. Sign over the engine reads 'No 1 completed October 20, 1927'. Ford and guest stamp '1' into the engine block of this, the first Ford Model A built. Ford poses and converses with officials.

Location: Michigan United States USA
Date: 1927, October 20
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030103
Ford Motor Company celebrating production of the 5000th, 7000th and 8000th B-24 bombers in World War II

A tug pulls the "Lucky 7," the 7,000th Ford Liberator bomber (B-24) from a hangar at the Ford Willow Run plant. Views of the "Lucky 7," on the tarmac with other B-24s. scene shifts to an earlier period, showing a B-24 with labeling on its fuselage, reading: "5000th Ford Built Liberator." Henry Ford, in a straw hat, handles some papers with a British officer, as his grandson, Henry Ford, II, and an American military officer, stand nearby. Plant manager,Mead L. Bricker, is seen momentarily, at left of the group. Henry Ford shakes hands with the British officer. Closeup views of aircraft's engine and propeller with Hamilton Standard logos displayed on propeller blades. View of the aircraft's leading edge deicers (boots) and the "Lucky 7" sign painted on its fuselage. Closeup shows signatures of Henry Ford and Henry Ford II, next to the large painted 5000th sign. Change of scene to a later time, showing the 8000th Ford built B-24 Liberator bomber. It is labeled: "Ford's 8000th Liberator,"and displays "8" intertwined with the letter "V." U.S. Army Air Forces officers and Henry Ford,II, along with Ford executives, including plant manager, Mead L. Bricker, pose in front of the B-24. Henry Ford,II (using his left hand) scribes a line with a pen, under the bottom of the "V," and poses for the camera.

Location: Michigan United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030115
Children at Henry Ford's 83rd Birthday Party.

Children help celebrate Henry Ford's 83rd birthday. Children on bicycles followed by a car. Henry and Mrs Ford get out of the car and pose with the children. A man directs singing. Large crowd gathers around the car. Boy presents a cake to Henry Ford sitting in car.

Location: Michigan United States USA
Date: 1946
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030116
Fire at a soybean plant in Michigan

Fire at a soybean plant. Flames coming from top of a multistory building at the plant. Fire fighters spraying water at the flames. Firetruck moves extension ladder into place and firemen scale ladder to fight high flames. Heavy smoke. (World War II period).

Location: Michigan United States USA
Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030120
Young couple visits Sterling Homes in Bay City, Michigan to buy a new home.

Young man carves message on tree and kisses his fiancee. Scene of furniture being removed from a house during an eviction. Couple talks with an old bearded man who is in a rocking chair on a house porch. He shows them a newspaper advertisement for 'Sterling Homes' includes headline 'Come to Bay City at Our Expense.' Couple leaves with older man. Visitors tour offices where draftsmen draw plans for hundreds of variations of home designs, and the homes can be manufactured and delivered. Prospective buyers study pictures of home models, and blueprint plans. View of a lumber yard and sawmill by railroad tracks, where logs arrive for milling and use in homebuilding. They watch as new logs are offloaded from truck into pond, and as picker walks on logs in water and directs them onto belt for passage into saw mill. Massive log roughly 6 feet in diameter on feeder belt. Mill workers run beside it and jump on top of it. In a factory, women workers assemble boards and beams and affix using glueing under 10 tons pressure. Modular home pieces are packed and ready for shipping to buyer. Young couples and older friend get into automobile to view potential lots for their new house. Horse drawn land leveling equipment being used near new home sites. Carpenters assemble prefabricated home. A Vulcanite Shingle date calender shows the date to be Saturday, June 28, 1919. View of a completed home. Young man places a wedding ring on his new bride's finger at their wedding. She holds a bouquet of flowers.

Location: Bay City Michigan USA
Date: 1919, June 28
Duration: 5 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030150
Ship ready for launch at the Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse/River Rouge Yard, in Michigan

View of the Great Lakes Engineering Works at Ecorse/River Rouge, Michigan. Ships under construction at the yard. A ship is on the ways ready to launch. Ship yard buildings are seen and yard workers climbing over the floating dry dock to view the launch. (The blocks on the floating dry dock support the vessels when they are brought to rest for repairs.) Many spectators are gathered to watch the launch. An American flag and bunting are displayed near them. An executive motor launch maneuvers near the spectators and two Tug boats are standing by in water to move the ship after launching. A lake freighter passes on the Detroit River in the background.

Location: Michigan United States USA
Date: 1919
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030172
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