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[New Auto Plant Opens]
Series title:[Universal Newsreel]Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1953-05-15 ?Item number (ISN):189924Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:UNITED STATES. NATIONAL ARCHIVES & RECORDS ADMINISTRATIONAccession:1981-0144Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1953-05-15 ?Production company:Universal PicturesDescription:The first new car rolls of the line at Ford Motor Company of Canada's Oakville, Ontario automotive plant. Included: medium shot of town sign which reads "Speed 30 Miles, Oakville, pop. 7110"; long shot of a new house under construction; extreme long shot of a new neighbourhood being built; aerial shot of the Ford factory; medium shot of an assembly line worker being intherviewed; long shot of a crowd; pan to car bodies being spot welded by a worker; men assembling cars; medium shot of a car on the assembly line; two unidentified men shaking hands over the hood of the car; sign on the car reads "Ford Oakville Car No. 1, Ford of Canada's 2,794,525th Vehicle"; crowd applauding; the car rolling off of the assembly line; a man and woman in a Ford Model "T" car; the new car rolls up beside the Model "T" and the two drivers shake hands. <64s>Language:MuteOriginal number:Vol. 26~Rel. 466BDetailed holdings information: -
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