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Merrily We Roll Along (1917)

1917 · Newsreel · 9 min

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MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Car parks at curb, couple gets out, reads sign, ‘Washington 1 mile’ - Capitol at end of tree shaded street, automobile traffic - meandering stream, trees, farm buildings - low dam - building - horse-drawn wagons on brick paved street - church, sign, ‘...Paul Revere...’ - steeple - busy street scene in business district - pedestrian, automobile traffic - city street scenes, streetcar, bicycle, pedestrian, automobile, double deck bus, and truck traffic - policeman in enclosure in intersection - church - view of business and industrial districts - house under construction, workers - residential area, traffic - views of business districts from above, church - city skyline - panorama of city from high point - freighter underway - shoreline from ship - busy intersection in city business district - canoeists on tree shaded stream - railway station ticket windows - customers buying tickets - bank building, traffic - business district, traffic, square, church and tall building in background, traffic - ship ‘Utica’ underway, man in canoe alongside - golf course with flagpole, buildings in background, golfers with caddy walk by - stream in woods, lighthouse on bank, ducks - city business district, traffic - city street scenes - monument - city street scenes - thruway passes under cross street - traffic passing amusement park, group poses - First Church…

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9 minutes
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News & Public Affairs

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