Ford and a Century of Progress
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Ford New Holland Australia Limited (1954-1993)
Direction: C. C. Thomas
Narration: Alois Havrilla
Musical direction: Erno Rapee
Editor: Paul Maschke
Supervision: Frederic Ullman Jr.
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View of children in play area and on various rides at the 1934 Century of Progress world's fair in Chicago, Illinois. Views of several village exhibit areas including Belgium, Ireland, Tunisia, Mexico, and Holland. The Goodyear blimp flies over the Wings of a Century exhibition building, which features the development of transportation in exhibits and dramatic presentations. Views of crowds walking through the fair and in an entertainment area featuring ventriloquists and a piano player. Views of the fair at night. An aerial view of the Ford Exposition building, Henry Ford and Edsel Ford getting out of a car in front of the building, and scenes inside the building of various Ford Motor Company exhibits and participants, including a huge revolving globe inside the Rotunda and women testing speedometers.
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This film recording is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University