Shell Fish / Baltimore, Maryland / Washington, D.C. / Baltimore, Maryland / Safety Education

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Shell Fish / Baltimore, Maryland / Washington, D.C. / Baltimore, Maryland / Safety Education Produced: 1921

Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Man holding oyster, opening and closing shell - close-up of oyster - workers shoveling oysters from truck into wheelbarrow - worker standing beside steamer vats with wire baskets of crabs, holds up two crabs - oyster boat, crew, oysters on deck - boat hauling in nets - fishing boats at dock - small boat under way - close-up of shrimp - man’s hands holding shrimp, breaking it up. [1921] b. “Baltimore has one hundred and twenty miles of water frontage.” Looking out over harbor, ships under way and at anchor and docks. “One of the docks for the Bay boats.” Dock building from street side, automobiles, horse-drawn wagons. “Baltimore Street is the most important avenue of the city.” Views of business district, policeman in intersection, automobile, horse-drawn wagon, pedestrian, truck, streetcar traffic. “A busy scene on Howard Street.” “Eutaw Street is one of the oldest in Baltimore.” View of business district, pedestrian, automobile traffic. “The City Hall is the finest and most imposing of Baltimore’s buildings.” City Hall, horse-drawn wagon, streetcar, pedestrian traffic - view of tower and dome on top of City Hall. “The new Pennsylvania Union Station.” [1918] c. “The State, Army and Navy Departments have their offices in this building.” Automobile, pedestrian traffic past building. “Foreign countries send their ambassadors to Washington. The former home of the Russian Ambassador.” “Many of the distinguished French diplomats have resided in the French Embassy.” “The Italian Embassy.” “The English Embassy.” Streetcar, pedestrian traffic. “The United States Treasury is the world’s richest money box. It has over three hundred million dollars in gold and silver.” Horse-drawn carriage and wagon, pedestrian, truck, automobile traffic. “The Grand Army of the Republic monument and the Pension Building.” “The Patent Office has plans for over a billion patents.” “The White House is the President’s residence. It is simple as befitting a democratic country. The President has his receptions and other official meetings here.” “Pennsylvania Avenue is famous for its width and beauty.” The Avenue at the White House, at 15th Street looking toward the Capitol - Star building - Old Post Office - construction fence at Washington Hotel site - Coast Guard building under construction - streetcar, automobile, pedestrian traffic - Library of Congress - house where Lincoln died - close-up of sign on front of house. “Union Railway Station built of white Vermont granite. It is a short distance north of the Capitol.” Union Station and New Post Office building - Post Office and residential area, industrial area in background - building - Union Station, two women leaving station are greeted by man standing beside lamp post - two women and man looking at front of station and Christopher Columbus monument - several equestrian statues. [1918] d. “Baltimore built the first railroad station in the United States for the B&O Railroad. The present Mount Royal Station.” Several views of station, automobile, pedestrian traffic. “The Academy of Music and Baltimore College buildings.” “The fine Court House.” “The Emerson and Kernan Hotels and the Maryland Theater.” “Baltimore’s Factories and Freight Docks.” Panorama of industrial district and harbor. “The first monument erected to George Washington is in Baltimore.” “Battle monument in memory of the heroes of the battle of North Point, 1814.” “Memorial monument of Lt. Colonel Watson of the Mexican War.” “The famous old Lexington Market.” “Fort McHenry, famous for the battle that inspired Francis Scott Key to compose the ‘Star Spangled Banner.’” [1918] e. Four boys examining gun, gun goes off, one boy puts hands over eyes, others rush to him - boys running after ice wagon, climb on moving wagon, wagon stops, driver chases children away - children following ice wagon, blocks of ice tumble from wagon, child lying in street, blocks of ice in street, boys rush to her - two boys in canoe, change places, one falls into water - Coast Guard motor launch, two men aboard - two Coast Guardsmen administering artificial respiration to boy lying on beach - boy in bed on porch, bandages on head and eye, crutches by bed, nurse arranging bed clothes - boy lying in grass holding football, another kicks it, they both run - boy hitting baseball with bat - boy in bed on porch - boys diving off pier, swimming - automobile pulling trailer, train hits trailer - close-up of small boy. [1920]

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