Henry Ford’s Mirror of America

Find out more about this film, featured in “The Unwritten Record,“ the National Archives blog of the Special Media Archives Services Division: Creator(s): National Archives and Records Administration. 4/1/1985- Series: Moving Images Relating to National Archives Activities and Events, 1985 - 1995 Record Group 64: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789 - ca. 2007 Production Date: 1964 Scope & Content: This film reflects on the American way of life from 1914-1921, presenting a cross-sectional view of people and progress, and picturing the daily activities, dress, and habits of people as they lived fifty years ago. Footage includes shots of Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Warren G. Harding, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford. Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road Colle