An iron and steel factory in the United States. Powerful and heavy rollers in a bloom mill roll a steel ingot into a rod. The ingot enters the rollers, moves back and forth in the rollers and changes shape. Workers tend a rolling machinery. White hot rods are drawn into desired sizes. The rods in several different machines. The workers operate machinery and move the rods with prongs. They guide the rods into a cutting machine.
Steel centers of the United States. Animated map shows steel center locations around the Great Lakes. Activity at a steel mill in Pittsburgh. A view of steel mills, a river and railroad tracks.
Uses of steel in the United States. A man uses steel for construction of bridges, buildings and ships. A large suspension bridge. Ships move under the bridge.
Uses of steel in the United States. View of skyscrapers and tall buildings made with the help of steel rods. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, also known as the Met Life Tower, 1 Madison Ave. in New York City. Sign on building reads, "Buy A Liberty Bond"
View of four Ford Motor Company buildings. Some offices and some production. Smoke rising from a tall chimney on a building in the background.
A car drives up to the Lincoln Building, in Detroit, Michigan, Mr. and Mrs. Edsel Ford step from the car and walk toward the entrance.They are met by Henry Leland, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Leland, who come out to greet them. A chauffeured car arrives carrying Henry and Mrs. Ford, who walk from their car to the entrance where they are greeted by the Lelands. The group poses on the building step, from left to right: Henry Leland, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Leland, Mr. and Mrs. Edsel Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford. Henry Leland does an impromptu dance which Henry Ford briefly imitates. The group enters the building. Inside the building, company founders, Henry Leland, and Henry Ford, respectively, stand as Edsel Ford (President of Ford Motor Company) signs a document as a lawyer witness sits nearby. Henry Leland (President of Lincoln Motor Company) signs the document while a different witness lawyer sits nearby. The lawyers step in momentarily, and Henry Leland is again seen signing a document. He steps away, and a lawyer sits down and signs as witness.