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1920-1971AUTOMOTIVE
TRACES THE GROWTH OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY & ITS IMPACT ON THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE. HISTORY OF THE CAR,

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OVERHEAD VIEW OF 1970s CARS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY
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CU MECHANIC WORKING ON CAR, CIRCA 1896.
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DRIVES CAR ON BRICK STREET
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RECREATION OF EARLY FORD AUTO PLANT: AUTO ASSEMBLY
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FORD PLANT SMOKE STACKS & FACTORY WORKERS OUTSIDE PLANT (CIRCA 1920)
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AUTO ASSEMBLY LINE. MASS PRODUCTION
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ENGINES ON CONVEYOR BELT
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MODEL-T FORDS CONSTRUCTED & ROLLING OFF OF ASSEMBLY LINE
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EARLY AUTOS DRIVE THRU STREETS: CROWDED CITY AVENUES (1915-1925), EARLY CITY STREET MONTAGE
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COP DIRECTS TRAFFIC
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HORSE PARKED IN FRONT OF EARLY MOVIE THEATER
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PEOPLE INSIDE WATCHING FILM.
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CU SIGN "PLEASE DON'T EAT PEANUTS & THROW SHUCKS ON FLOOR, IT'S BOTH ANNOYING & UNCLEAN"
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EARLY CAR TRIES TO CLIMB HILL BUT FALLS BACKWARDS AS COP TRIES TO GIVE DRIVER TICKET. HARLOD LLOYD SLAPSTICK GAG
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CU COLLAGE OF CAR COMPANY LOGOS
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HIGH ANGLE EARLY FACTORIES: SMOKE STACKS, MOLTEN STEEL POURED. STEEL WORKERS
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OIL WORKERS, OIL WELL SHOTS, DERRICKS.
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TIRE MANUFACTURING: TIRES ON ASSEMBLY BELT. 1939 FORD, 25 MILLION MADE
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HENRY FORD & SON EDSEL COMPARING NEW & OLD FORD CARS.
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HENRY FORD SITS ON FIRST AUTO AND SHAKES HANDS WITH MEN IN THE 25 MILLIONTH CAR IN 1939
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CU LOCAL DRAFT BOARD SIGN. "I WANT YOU" UNCLE SAM RECRUITMENT POSTER
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MEN ON LINE TO ENLIST IN ARMY
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BEING CHECKED BY DOCTOR.
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CU ENLISTEES FILE BEING STAMPED "ACCEPTED".
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EARLY BOOT CAMP TRAINING
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JEEPS ROLL OFF ASSEMBLY LINE
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"NO GAS TODAY" SIGN
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MEN IN CAR POOL
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CU GASOLINE CONSERVATION PAMPHLET, RATION STAMPS
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MONTAGE 1954 AUTO ASSEMBLY LINE
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POV DRIVER AS ROAD PASSES BY. FREEWAY SHOTS. MODERN HIGHWAYS
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AUTO JUNK YARDS. CARS JUNKED POST-WAR AMERICA.
GRINDING CARS DOWN. MOUNTAINS OF ABANDONED AUTOS.
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PAN METROPOLIS, CITYSCAPE SMOGGY
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CU WOMAN READING SMOG PAMPHLET
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MEN IN SMOG GAS MASKS. MAN WIPING GRIME FROM HIS FACE, PUTS ON GAS MASK. POLLUTION
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MEN ON MOTORCYCLES WEARING GAS MASKS.
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CARS ON HIGHWAY, THICK SMOG OBLITERATES LOCATION
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HAZY CITY AERIALS SHOWING SMOG.
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FOGGY NYC SKYLINE
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WOMAN DRIVES CLEAN CAR. BATTERY DRIVEN AUTOS CIRCA 1960. VERY BOXY. ELECTRIC CAR
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AUTO ASSEMBLY LINE CIRCA 1970
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FORD MUSTANG CARS ON ASSEMBLY LINE
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MONTAGE VOLKSWAGEN ASSEMBLY LINE.
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VW BUGS DRIVING OFF ASSEMBLY LINE, DRIVING OVER VIEWER
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COMPACT CAR ASSEMBLY LINE IN U.S.
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CU ZOOM CAR KEY INSERTED IN IGNITION
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DRIVING CAR OFF ASSEMBLY LINE FACTORY
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POV DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CARS STUCK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CONGESTED HIGHWAYS
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MONTAGE TRAFFIC SIGNS: NO TURN, ONE WAY, NO PARKING
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SPORTS CARS IN SHOWROOM LATE 1960s: ROLLS ROYCE, SPORTS CARS. CADILLAC
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MONTAGE IMPORTED CARS LOGOS: TOYOTA, VOLKSWAGEN, SAAB, RENAULT, FIAT,
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CU OLDS SIGN
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CU PAN 1970s TEENS & YOUNG MEN, PEOPLE
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NIGHT SHOTS TRAFFIC, CAR LIGHTS ON
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