Documentary titled 'A Prophecy Fulfilled', on the construction of telephone lines and growth of the telephone system. Views of serveral very early telephone models and telephone switchboard systems. Men talk on a primitive telephone system in United States. Scene of a chaotic telephone switchboard operator room staffed by teenage boys or young men. Pictorial view of telephone poles and lines. Picture of Alexander Graham Bell and his prophecy. Telephone poles and lines scattered across a country side.
Firefighting methods installed to fight a fire aboard the deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Aircraft lands aboard the deck of the carrier. Foam and water lines laid aboard the deck. Men in fire proximity suits stand by for pilot rescue in case of a fire. Aircraft catches fire while performing landing operation. Foam and water lines sprayed to put off the fire. Men in fire proximity suits rush to evacuate the pilot. The pilot pulled off from the burning cockpit. Aircraft lands on the deck and emits smoke. Firefighters spray water and foam in the bomb-bay of the aircraft to prevent an explosion in the aircraft's ammunition. Firefighting devices installed in hangar space of the carrier such as water-foam hoses, sprinkler system, hangar water curtain system, and metal fire doors. Scenes of firefighting abroad the aircraft carrier. Aircraft explodes while landing.
Film begins showing Japanese flag spreading over the Pacific areas of Japanese control. Newspaper headline reads: "Japs Attack Pearl Harbor." Radio news broadcaster states the "While the Battle of the Pacific spreads over a 5 thousand mile front, the United States formally declares war on the Empire of Japan." A woman in her home goes to her radio to listen to the broadcast. A man listens to his car radio. A man and woman listen to the broadcast in the family living room. Film transitions to view of the Ford Motor Company Rouge River Plant in Dearborn Michigan. Then, the film begins to show products of the Ford Company as it converted to wartime production for the war. Several jeeps drive out of a yard holding thousands of them. View from camera below as jeeps drive above it. An Army officer and a civilian riding with a driver in a jeep being run through its paces at a Ford proving ground. An M4 tank running through mud. A 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage M10 (Tank Destroyer) Amphibious jeeps entering a body of water, Several seen driving on a dry road and then entering the water. Numerous Army trucks seen parked in an open field. View of an M-10 Tank destroyer running over some trees. A twin engine transport plane takes off towing a Ford-built Waco CG-4 glider behind it. Aerial view from above of several transport planes towing CG-4 gliders at low altitude below. Closeup of a Ford-built supercharger installed in a warplane. Closeup showing its flapper valve moving as a person spins its compressor with his finger. Aircraft engine starting up. Ford-built Electronic antiaircraft director is shown. The remainder of the film shows men and women assembling aircraft engines in a Ford Motor plant.
Ford motors boxed and loaded in railroad cars for shipment. Crate with sign 'Ford Sao Paulo, case No. 19'. Workers on the assembly line. Montage shows Ford service branches and assembly plants around United States.
A Ford car driven on a muddy road and over raised sidewalks to test the sturdiness of its suspension and frame, in United States. The Ford one-ton truck passes by horse drawn wagon.
Ford automobiles driven along a country road in United States. A man standing on a dirt road, pretending to drive a car. He is crouched down and turning an imaginary steering wheel. Next scene shows Ford automobiles driven in difficult terrain. A Ford car is driven down a steep embankment. It weaves back and forth across roadway. A Ford car is driven in snow.
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