There was a time between 1915 and the mid-1920s when Henry Ford was a movie mogul, overseeing the largest motion picture production and distribution operation on the planet. Today, these motion pictures and other films produced or acquired by the Ford Motor Company between about 1914 and 1954 are preserved at the National Archives. Almost every facet of the American experience from the mid-1910s through the early 1920s is portrayed, including business, city life, farming, manufacturing, news events, recreation, rural life, sports, transportation, and WORLD WAR ONE. Further, modern digital artists have started to colorize them. A reel covering America in the 1910s has been converted by Samuel Francois-Steininger of Paris-based Composite Films. Here is a collection of stills I've captured from the National Archives. I don't think they require captions, but I should mention for anyone who doesn't recognize him, #4 is Teddy Roosevelt and the last is the Unknown Soldier. These are displayed at 560px width and can be enlarged to 800px by clicking on them.
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