Portrait of a City – Detroit (1961)
Celebratory film from Ford commemorating Detroit’s 250th anniversary. Portrait of a City reenacts scenes from the city’s history and presents a tour of its streets, parks, skyscrapers, factories, and waterfront.
circa 1955: Detroit is the seventh largest city in the United States and a centre for the car-manufacturing industry. (Photo by Carl Purcell/Three Lions/Getty Images)
Carl Purcell / GettyimagesCelebratory film from Ford commemorating Detroit's 250th anniversary. Portrait of a City reenacts scenes from the city's history and presents a tour of its streets, parks, skyscrapers, factories, and waterfront.
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