| 05:26:06 0 |
EARLY MORNING, PRE-DAWN. CAR HEADLIGHTS.
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| 05:26:20 14 |
POLICEMAN PULLS UP TO CURB, TILTS HIS HEAD UP,
LOOKING AT ORNATE TOWER CLOCK. 6:27AM. |
| 05:26:34 28.8 |
POLICE PATROL CAR ON EMPTY CITY STREET, PRE-DAWN
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| 05:26:41 35.8 |
PEOPLE SWEEPING GARBAGE INTO SIDEWALK. LITTERED
URBAN STREETS. BROOM SWEEPS GARBAGE. |
| 05:27:08 62.8 |
HOMELESS MAN SLEEPING IN SUBWAY, WANDERS UP
OUT OF THE SUBWAY STATION LOOKS UP AT CLOCK TOWER. 6:40 AM. |
| 05:27:29 83.8 |
MONTAGE ALARM CLOCKS GOING OFF. 6:40AM. CU HAND
TURNING OFF ALARM CLOCK |
| 05:27:40 94.8 |
CU MORNING ROUTINE, WASHING UP, SHOWER, BATH,
WASHING DISHES, ETC. SHAVING. WATER RUNNING. |
| 05:28:11 125.8 |
WORKMAN AT RESERVOIR. CHECKS WATER LEVEL.
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| 05:28:18 132.8 |
CU PHONE. CU GRAPH, METER. WATER LEVEL DROPPED.
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| 05:28:41 155.8 |
WORKMEN STEP UP THE PUMPS. WATER BEING PROVIDED
TO PEOPLE. FLOWS FROM RIVER INTO GRATE. BRINGS UP DEAD FISH. |
| 05:29:27 201.8 |
RAILROAD BOX CARS DUMP POWDERED CHEMICALS TO
CLEAN THE WATER. MEN TURN WHEELS TO OPEN PIPES. TURBINES TURNING, PUMPING. |
| 05:30:32 266.8 |
CU CLOCK READS 8AM.
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| 05:30:36 270.8 |
FACTORY MACHINE MONTAGE. FACTORY SMOKE STACKS
BILLOW. |
| 05:31:10 304.8 |
BREATHING MACHINE. MAN READS PRINTOUT. CHECKING
THE QUALITY OF THE AIR. |
| 05:31:30 324.8 |
TRAFFIC LIGHT. CARS STOP. MECHANISM TO CONTROL
TRAFFIC LIGHTS. COMMUTER TRAFFIC. "WALK-DON'T WALK" SIGNS. BULBS REPLACED. MONTAGE ROAD SIGNS STREET SIGNS. |
| 05:32:28 382.8 |
STREET CLEANING TRUCK.
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| 05:32:33 387.8 |
CU METER. TRUCK PAINTS LINE ON ROAD. MEN PUTTING
CONES DOWN. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT |
| 05:32:58 412.8 |
CLOCK TOWER 8:45 AM.
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| 05:33:00 414.8 |
MORNING TRAFFIC INTO CITY. MORNING RUSH HOUR
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| 05:33:11 425.8 |
AERIAL HUGE PARKING LOT. FILLED
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| 05:33:12 426.8 |
5 CU CLOCK 8:55
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| 05:33:17 431.8 |
CROWDS WAIT FOR ELEVATORS. MEN AND WOMEN. YOUNG
BALDING MAN. POV GOING UP ELEVATOR SHAFT. WOMEN COME OUT OF ELEVATOR. CITY LIFE. SAD FACES. |
| 05:34:04 478.8 |
ELEVATOR REPAIRMAN. RIDES ON TOP OF ELEVATOR.
MAINTENANCE. |
| 05:34:45 519.8 |
CITY ENGINEERS. SAFETY. GARBAGE PUT INTO TRASH.
SWEEPING UP. |
| 05:34:59 533.8 |
SUBURBIA GARBAGE PUT OUT FOR GARBAGE MAN TO PICK
UP. |
| 05:35:05 539.8 |
LINE OF GARBAGE TRUCKS DEPLOY FROM FACTORY,
CONVOY. RETURN TO DUMP GARBAGE. INCINERATORS BURN WASTE. CRANE LIFTS GARBAGE. CITY WORKERS. CANS BURNING. BLACK WORKMAN IN SUNGLASSES. |
| 05:36:25 619.8 |
CU CLOCK 10:25
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| 05:36:28 622.8 |
SCIENCE LAB. WOMEN TESTING SAMPLES. CU STAMPING
MAN'S MEDICAL CHART WITH S. TYPHOSA FOUND. 1956. |
| 05:36:48 642.8 |
MAN IN LAB COAT PUTTING PINS ON MAP. CITY OF ST.
LOUIS MAP. |
| 05:36:56 650.8 |
STRAY DOG IS NETTED, CHECKED FOR RABIES. RABIES
CONTROL. DOG CATCHER THROWS NET OVER PUPPY |
| 05:37:02 656.8 |
POISON SPRAYED INTO RAT HOLE. CU RAT IN DEATH
THROES. SPASM. DEAD RAT. RAT CONTROL. VERMIN. SHOVEL SCOOPS UP RAT CARCASS. PEST CONTROL. |
| 05:37:09 663.8 |
DDT SPRAYED INTO GUTTER FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL
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| 05:37:15 669.8 |
CU MILK BOTTLES. HAND GRABS MILK BOTTLE.
MILKMAN SELLS BOTTLE OF MILK. |
| 05:37:24 678.8 |
CU CITY OF ST. LOUIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAR.
CAR DRIVES DOWN RESIDENTIAL STREET. LARGE HOME |
| 05:37:42 696.8 |
HEALTH CENTER. SLEEPING BABIES. FLUOROSCOPE.
CHECK FOR LUNG DISEASE. BLOOD PRESSURE FOR HEART DISEASE. CHECKING BABIES. |
| 05:38:14 728.8 |
CHILDREN IN GYM HOLD HANDS TO FORM HUGE CIRCLE.
RECREATION CENTER. PRE-SCHOOL. CU CUTE 1950s BOY TIES HIS SHOELACE. BOW TIE. DRESSED LIKE A LITTLE MAN. RUNS DOWN EMPTY HALLWAY. CHILDREN SING. CU BOY OPENS DOOR, PEEKS HIS HEAD IN DOORWAY. OLD LADIES SENIOR CITIZENS HAVE SEWING BEE. QUILTING CIRCLE. BOY SAYS SOMETHING TO GRANDMOTHER. |
| 05:39:11 785.8 |
WOMEN SEWING BASES FOR BASEBALL.
|
| 05:39:27 801.8 |
SPORTS SEQUENCE. SOFTBALL, TENNIS, SOCCER,
BOXING, FIELD HOCKEY. |
| 05:39:43 817.8 |
CU BOY EATS HOT DOG. DRESSED LIKE A LITTLE MAN
BOW TIE |
| 05:39:48 822.8 |
CRICKET MATCH.
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| 05:39:59 833.8 |
NIGHT FISHING AT LAKE. SHIMMERY MOONLIGHT DANCES
OFF THE LAKE. DUCK. |
| 05:40:05 839.8 |
LITTLE BOY PEEKING IN DOORWAY RUNS AWAY
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| 05:40:08 842.8 |
GROUNDS KEEPERS MAINTAIN CITY FIELDS, PAINTING
AROUND BASES. FIXING GOAL POST. TENNIS COURT. LAYING DOWN DIRT FOR BRIDAL PATH. |
| 05:40:33 867.8 |
WAREHOUSE OF LAWN MOWERS, TRACTORS.
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| 05:40:37 871.8 |
GREENHOUSES.
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| 05:40:47 881.8 |
TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY. HS PARKING LOT FILLED WITH
1950s CARS. CARS DISAPPEAR. |
| 05:41:00 894.8 |
CU CLOCK TOWER 6 O'CLOCK. BELLS RINGING
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| 05:41:03 897.8 |
MAYOR LEAVES CITY HALL. EMPTY BUILDING.
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| 05:42:06 960.8 |
CITY GARAGE, TRUCKS AND CARS SERVICED. CU MONTAGE
VARIOUS PUBLIC SERVICE LOGO ON VEHICLES |
| 05:42:41 995.8 |
CITY WORKER SWEEPS STREET AT NIGHT. BROOM SWEEPS
GARBAGE |
| 05:43:02 1016.8 |
AMBULANCE WORKERS PLAY CHECKERS, WAITING, BORED.
NIGHT SHIFT |
| 05:43:25 1039.8 |
FIRE STATION, FIREMEN ALL ASLEEP IN THEIR BEDS.
DORMITORY. |
| 05:43:42 1056.8 |
MEN SIT DOING NOTHING AT TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD.
DOODLING. |
| 05:44:17 1091.8 |
SIREN. LIGHTS TURN ON. FIREMEN WAKE UP. SLIDE
DOWN POLE, PUT ON BOOTS. TRUCKS GO OUT. DISPATCH CENTER. BLAZING INFERNO. BUILDING ON FIRE. LIGHT BLINKS ON HUGE WALL OF LIGHTS AND SWITCHES. FIRE CHIEF TALKS ON CB RADIO. CB TALKS BACK, CALLS FOR MORE TRUCKS. HIGH PRESSURE, HOSES. |
| 05:47:25 1279.8 |
AFTERMATH OF BURNED HOUSE. CHILDREN AT BURNT
HOME. ORPHANS. |
| 05:47:48 1302.8 |
FOLLOWING POLICE CAR TO CITY HALL. EARLY MORNING
CLOCK 6:50 AM. |
| 05:48:31 1345 |
TAPE ENDS
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Year: 1950-1959
Color: Black & White
Genre: NORTH AMERICA
Specialty CollectionGenre: NORTH AMERICA
Description: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF "THE BIG CITY" FROM MORNING TO NIGHT. DAILY ROUTINE. TAX DOLLARS. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
Keywords: Gateway to the West
