This black & white educational film is a newsreel about what is going on in certain states (i.e. Washington, Pennsylvania, Missouri). This has two parts. No copyright but this is circa the mid 1950s.
Opening: People in wheelchairs. Factory workers. A woman buys a new jacket at a store. Credits: Industry on Parade: Illinois (:06-:37). People in wheelchairs. A sign reads: Handicapped Employees Crossing. Paraplegics Mfg. Co., Inc sign. A man in a wheelchair works on a machine. Other men in wheelchairs perform tasks. The president of the company is in a wheelchair as well. A man puts pieces together. Another man in a wheelchair puts things together. A man paints as he sits in a wheelchair, children swing nearby (:38-2:57). A message from industry to you. A man gets into an automobile. Factory exterior. Men on the line in a factory work. Toast pops out of a toaster. Researchers review products (2:58-3:38). Title: Michigan. A man pours milk into a machine in a plant in Sturgis, MI. A woman takes samples. A man walks through a dairy. Another man tests the milk. Men work on machines in the factory. Milk in powder form goes down a line in little cans. A woman pours hot water into a cup and adds coffee and powdered cream (3:39-5:56). Title: Washington. Plant in Spokane, WA. Rolls of steel. A man gets the rolls ready. Metal goes through a series of rollers. Pipes are made from the metal. A man carries a group of pipes. A man lowers the pipe into the water. Pressure gauge. A man pours liquid aluminum. Parts of a sprinkler irrigation system are created. A man works with pieces of aluminum around him. A worker cuts a piece in two. Men in a field, in the San Joaquin Valley, place pipes together. A man waves. Water sprinklers are set and start spraying water. Sprinklers in every direction (5:57-9:03). A message from industry to you. A man works on a machine. Gauges on a machine. People work in line with one another. A woman sits with her two children (9:03-9:42). Title: Pennsylvania. Women shop in a men’s clothing store. Men and women shop together, look at ties. A woman peruses the men’s sport jackets. A Philadelphia men’s clothing firm: Daroff Building. Men and women sit as a man tries on a suit. Women at work in a line sewing clothing on a sewing machine. A woman places material into a can. Fabric is tested. Saks 5th Avenue / 34th store in New York City. A man and a woman put together the display window. A woman brings her husband to purchase a man’s suit (9:43-13:19).Title: National Association of Manufacturers. End credits (13:20-13:34).
New film, part 2 starts, no credits. Two men look at a growth chart, they pass it down to others in this meeting. Men point at a chart. At Gardner display in Pittsburgh, PA. Growth chart – U.S. Population, one more birth every 8 seconds. Mannequins are set up. Exposition, Americade. Atomic energy display, people in 1975, the future. People look around. Investment of savings required for the future. Boy with space helmet on (13:38-16:13). A message from industry to you. Women use magnifying glasses and play with parts. People in a cafeteria. Title: Pennsylvania. An old man is given oil on his back from his wife, Russian oil. Petroleum in train cars. Mineral oil. Aerial shot of a factory and smoke stacks. A man works on the roof. Interior of the factory, sprockets at work. Men carry items. A woman does an experiment with test tubes. Viscosity of oil is tested. Taste and smell tests are conducted. Oil is in drums, passed along and placed in a train car. A woman holds a baby and then puts oil on a baby’s behind (16:14-20:04). Title: Missouri. St. Louis company. Men in the factory put together a balancer machine for car wheels. Car comes into service station, wheels are tested. A man works on the wheel for a while. The car is back on the road (20:04-22:37). A message from industry to you. A car pulls in, wheels are tested. Men at a service station work on cars. Quaker State oil is used. Title: Nevada. Carson Indian School in Stewart, NV. Students learn time. Face of the clock. The children do first aid. Auto repair classes for the Indian children. Students walk (22:38-26:00) End credits (26:01-26:10).
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