Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison & Families 221686-03

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If you wish to acquire broadcast quality material of this reel or want to know more about our Public Domain collection, contact us at info@footagefarm.co.uk [1920s - Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison & Families Camping - Edited Film] CU mountain stream falling over rocks 06:13:57 Intertitle: "Deep in the woods." Horseback rider, tents & men seen in woods; smoke from campfire. Pan across tents pitched among trees. 06:14:42 Pan across large cook tent beside small truck, men & women sitting in canvas camp chairs. Henry Ford in white shirt & tie standing, pan continues across tents. 06:15:04 Intertitle: "And on the edge of a rocky canyon." Pans & views. "Dinner was served in the open." All sitting & eating. "Thick fir & balsam trees served as shade." Sitting around table; relaxing under trees. 06:15:48 Intertitle: "Nine miles of hard going to reach this camp." Sedan cars up very rough narrow rocky road past camera. "Native mountaineer visitor entertains with a story." Man w/ beard talking to Henry Ford & ??. "And treats the ladies to a peck of wild blackberries." Seated w/ two women wearing talking & eating from bucket of berries. 06:17:02 Intertitle: "Have you heard the latest Ford joke?" Harvey Firestone talking to Thomas Edison while Henry Ford listens; they laugh. "No, but I can tell you one about tires." Ford & Edison gesturing & all laugh. "Neither one is as funny as this one - began Mr. Edison" More laughing. 06:17:40 Intertitle: "The camp crew." 15 or so men & one woman posing; relaxing. CU chef smoking pipe. 06:18:10 Intertitle: "Back-to-nature bathing" Man swimming in pool by rocks. (Brief) "Preparing for the nightly camp-fire." Crew chopping wood & carrying sections of logs. "About the big fire at night." Everyone sitting & Henry Ford poke logs on fire. Edison & others pick up wood & put on fire. Faces in light, looking up at stars. 06:19:55 Intertitle: "Mr. Ford does his own washing." Sitting on rock in shirt & tie & washing clothes in stream. 06:20:26 Intertitle: "Russell Firestone helps him hang out the wash." Standing beside Henry Ford on rocks. "Some local Boy Scouts offer their cow-ponies." On horseback by tents & riding past. 06:21:10 Intertitle: "Mr. Ford has a birthday in camp - and a cake." All sitting around large lady-susan table eating & turning center portion. "The Firestone family out for a walk." Thru woods, posing for camera, men in ties. "Enjoying themselves amongst picturesque scenery." Russell climbing cliff above stream. All four picking up rocks on riverbank, rapids behind them, walking along streambank & beneath rock outcropping. 06:23:17 Intertitle: "The morning after the big rain." Drying towels & blankets on clothesline. 06:23:30 Intertitle: "BIshop & Mrs. Anderson just before leaving. Posing in front of tent. "Out of the forest & ready for the home trail." Cars leaving as people watch, GOOD. 06:24:32 Henry Ford talking into ear of Edison while sitting in canvas chairs; Ford reading newspaper w/ Edison beside him. More talking into Edison's ear. 06:25:08 Ford & wife w/ Edsel Ford & wife. Henry Ford & Edsel standing in front of tents talking. 06:25:23 Art title: "The End". 1920s Summer Vacation; Wealth; Society; Industrialists; Inventors; Oddities; Camping; Deafness;