Skooter Chicago
Identifier
F.2012-03-0348
Date Of Production
1959
Abstract
A silent Telenews newsreel featuring Illinois Institute of Technology graduate student Louis Richards riding a miniature power scooter called a "Skeeter" around the IIT campus. The scooter was assembled from rollerskate reels and powered by a model airplane engine to dramatize Richards' thesis on "minimal transportation."
Run Time
1 min 48 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
50 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Print
Form
Subject
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Additional Credits
Koza, Frank (is cinematographer)
Participants And Performers
Richards, Louis (is participant)
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