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John Nash Ott Collection
Rice
Footage from
Abundance From India's Acres
filmed by John Nash Ott and produced by Madras Fertilizers, Ltd. in 1968.
James C. Soucie Collection
1955: Chicago General Motors Powerama
This film offers a tour through General Motors Powerama, an industry event that took place during the months of August and September 1955. The Powe...
Chicago Public Library Collection
Lift, The
A fickle (or is it haunted?!) elevator disrupts a man’s daily routine, ending tragically in a stairwell. Written & Directed by Chicago-born Robert ...
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
Colfax
Test film for legal use for Griffin Wheel Company. Showed that Southern Pacific RR ran trains down the mountain without inspecting it.
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
Conoweld (Russian)
Film that shows off the newest technology of can making. Translated to Russian.
Jack Behrend Collection
Conoweld (German)
Film that shows off the newest technology of can making. Translated to German.
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...
Jack Behrend Collection
Griffin Wheel Brake Shoe Heating Effects
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...
Chuck Olin Collection
Bunker Ramo Composite
A compiled version of the six ads the Film Group made for electronics firm Bunker Ramo including interstitial explanations of the approach to the a...
Chuck Olin Collection
A.B. Dick Company “Machines”
Advertisement for A.B. Dick Company. The film quickly edits various A.B. Dick machines and products to an upbeat tune. The ad ends with a narr...
Chuck Olin Collection
A.B. Dick Company “Machines”
Advertisement for A.B. Dick Company. The film quickly edits various A.B. Dick machines and products to an upbeat tune. The ad ends with a narr...
Chuck Olin Collection
A.B. Dick Company “Salesman”
Advertisement for A.B. Dick Company. The ad shows salesmen at work in the field and encourages customers to consult with their "A.B. Dic...
Chuck Olin Collection
A.B. Dick Company “Salesman”
Advertisement for A.B. Dick Company. The ad shows salesmen at work in the field and encourages customers to consult with their "A.B. Dic...
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