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William O'Farrell Collection
Suter's Foods - This Little Chicken Went to the Market
This Little Chicken Went to the Market
is a promotional film for Suter's Foods revealing in great detail how their products are made.
Perser Family Collection
A Step in Time Saves Nine
Industrial film detailing how Avon Cosmetics factory workers can be more productive.
John Nash Ott Collection
[Factory Footage]
Chicago Public Library Collection
The New World of Stainless Steel
Jack Behrend Collection
Equitable Building Time Lapse
Continuous time-lapse sequence from fixed perspectives of the construction of the steel frame of the Equitable Building in Chicago, IL from a penth...
Jack Behrend Collection
Odyssey
Film promoting Griffin Wheel Company telling the history of Griffin Wheels in the train industry. The film shows the cycle of wheels in action tran...
Jack Behrend Collection
Beatrice Foods Company
Sponsored film by Beatrice Foods showcasing companies thriving with the support of Beatrice. A representative from each company talks about their ...
Jack Behrend Collection
Champion Papers Incorporated “Imagination 10”
Promotional film for a series of books published by Paper Division of Champion Papers Inc., describing how images in film are graphically translate...
Jack Behrend Collection
SanCasT
Industrial film about casting follows the process of making castings from start to finish at SanCast Inc., melting down scrap into glowing liquid i...
Jack Behrend Collection
Griffin IR Granite City (U of I?)
This is raw footage of a machine in numerous takes, focusing on an unidentified wheel spinning and sparking. There is not enough information or det...
Jack Behrend Collection
Babbit Reserve Mining Blast
One continuos take of a mining blast in a field from afar.
Jack Behrend Collection
Babbit Reserve Mining Blast
One continuos take of a mining blast in a field from afar.
Jack Behrend Collection
Barber’s Friction Casting
Film about how castings are made for the suspension system of train trucks in order to provide a smoother ride through friction. The off-screen nar...
Jack Behrend Collection
High Speed Infrared Wheel Analysis
Film of recorded footage of a high speed infrared wheel analysis recorded from 30 to 8000 frame per second and played back at 24 frame per second t...
Charles E. Krosse Collection
Let’s Go Diesel Film Fragments (Caterpillar)
Unedited footage demonstrating the maneuverability and traction of a Caterpillar tractor seemingly inspired by tanks. Soldiers drive tanks and trac...
Charles E. Krosse Collection
Film Fragment Caterpillar
Fragment of narrated film sponsored by Caterpillar. Demonstrates the utility of Caterpillar machinery in many industrial settings. Narrator emphasi...
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