| WILL THIS SOLVE UNEMPLOYMENT Young men from poor families work on motor magnate Henry Ford's farm camp. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 391 |
| Catalog #: | 279925 | |
| Clip Number: | 279925-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 454 | |
| Timecode: | 00:01:37 - 00:03:08 | |
| Location: | River Rouge, MI, near Detriot | |
| Year Shot: | 1938 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/TEENAGERS: Working FARMING: Factory Farm / Corporate Farm GREAT DEPRESSION: Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Michigan PERSONALITIES: Ford, Henry SHOPPING: Food, Grocery SOCIAL SERVICES: Misc | |
| Description: | WILL THIS SOLVE UNEMPLOYMENT Young men from poor families work on motor magnate Henry Ford's farm camp. River Rouge, MI, near Detriot United States of America. Various shots of young men on a kind of farm camp near motorcar magnate Henry Ford's factory. The boys, from poor families, work on the farm in return for $2 a day from Ford, plus meals and a share in the profits. The men work on tractors to plough fields, pose for the cameras with Henry Ford, eat in the canteens, operate combine harvesters, pick vegetables and sell them at a roadside stall. Ford examines some corn cobs. Commentator says soya beans grown on the farm are used in the manufacture of motorcar parts. | |
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