New York City (From an Elevated Railroad) / Cutting a Worm Gear for a Truck / Heroes of the Coast Guard / Bear in Woods and in Cage

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New York City (From an Elevated Railroad) / Cutting a Worm Gear for a Truck / Heroes of the Coast Guard / Bear in Woods and in Cage 1916

Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “Looking up Broadway from 69th Street.” Automobile traffic. Hippodrome. “Herald Square with Times Building in distance.” Point House, Hamburg American Building, Battery Place Station. “Battery Park and aquarium.” “Lower Broadway and Singer Building in distance.” “Washington Arch at the beginning of Fifth Avenue.” [1916] b. Single scene of factory interior with a worm-gear cutting machine in operation. [1916] c. “These pictures were secured with the generous cooperation of the captain and crew of the Life Saving Station at Muskegon, Michigan, on the shores of Lake Michigan.” U.S. Coast Guard Life Saving Station No. 269, Muskegon, Michigan. “Established on our coast line and on the Great Lakes at points where navigation is hazardous, the Coast Guard is ever on the alert to assist the shipwrecked sailors.” Lake vessel, ‘Bay State.’ “The ‘Station,’ light and airy, is always ‘Ship shape and Bristol fashion’ for here the men live the year around.” Exterior of station, crew’s quarters, communications room, dining area. “Every day is given over to boat drill, signal drill, patrol drill, etc., and furthermore every man keeps his house in order, there are no idle moments for a life saver.” Boat drill, signal drills with semaphore flags, patrol drill. “‘Drowning drill’ which is not what the name implies, must be mastered by each of the crew, work done well and immediately often saves a life.” ‘Victim’ washed ashore is placed on blanket, given artificial respiration, and removed on stretcher. “Practicing in the surfboat.” “At regular intervals night and day the beach is patrolled. Each patrol carries a watchman’s clock to record his trips.” Single beach patrol walks along shoreline, close-up of watchman’s clock. “Launching the life boat…there’s a heavy sea on but the life boat under power makes easy weather of it.” Motorized life boat removed from shelter by eight-man crew dressed in foul-weather gear, launched on tracks from shelter to shore. “Hoisting sail in a heavy sea.” “When the sea is too heavy for the life boat to live, a line is shot over the wreck and the crew is brought ashore in the breeches buoy.” Vessel sighted, alarm bell sounded, breeches buoy equipment rushed to shore and set up, line shot over vessel. (Previous title repeated.) Breeches buoy sent out to vessel and a passenger brought to shore. “When the last survivor is landed the hawser cutter is ‘sent out,’ a device which cuts the line on the ship and enables the life savers to save their equipment.” Equipment returned to shelter. Views of lighthouse and beach patrol framed by U.S. Coast Guard life preserver. [1918] d. Bear in wooded area struck by thrown object, runs into forest - view of caged area. [1916] Show full description... Dates , This item was produced or created in 1916. The creator compiled or maintained the parent series, Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects, between ca. 1903–ca. 1954. General Notes , The footage combines titles 200FC6(a-d). Access: Unrestricted , Use: Possibly Restricted , Use of these archival materials may be restricted for the following reason: Copyright , All rights were conveyed to the U.S. Government on Nov. 28, 1962. However, proprietary rights or existing copyright in footage obtained from other sources by Ford Motor Company may exist. Subjects and References Copy shareable link Media Types . This section contains 1 items. Motion pictures , Part of 2 . This section contains 2 list items. Copy shareable link Collection FC Ford Motor Company Collection ca. 1903 – ca. 1954 Explore this Collection Series Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects ca. 1903 – ca. 1954 Explore this Series

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