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1930-1939INDUSTRY/MANUFACTURING
LOWELL THOMAS NARRATES GENERAL MOTORS NEWSREEL TYPE INDUSTRIAL CIRCA 1930s. PRODUCED FOR GENERAL MOTORS RESEARCH LAB. A NEWS REVIEW OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY.

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INDUSTRIAL LABORATORY, CONDUCTING RESEARCH CIRCA 1930s. ELECTRICITY CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS.
FLASH CONVERTS MINERALS INTO LIGHT WAVES. RECORDING QUANTITY OF MINERALS IN THE LIQUID. CU PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE.
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POV WALKING THROUGH A LIBRARY. ROWS OF BOOK SHELVES. SUPERIMPOSED, MAN FLIPPING THROUGH PAGES OF A BOOK.
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SCIENTISTS, RESEARCHERS IN LABORATORY CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS CIRCA 1930s. SMOKING BEAKERS.
THROWING SWITCHES. WRITING NOTES ON NOTE PAD.
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CU METAL ELEMENT TABLE
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POLISHING METAL ON POLISHING WHEEL. PUT IN AN ACID BATH & INTO CAMERA. PHOTOGRAPHING METALS.
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CU GEAR CHART. RESEARCHER EXPERIMENTING WITH GEARS AND BREAKAGE. TROUBLE SHOOTING. CU STRAIN
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MUFFLER EFFICIENCY TEST. WITH 1930s CARS SUPERIMPOSED OVER. URBAN TRAFFIC CIRCA 1930s.
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CU SCIENTIST LOOKING INTO MICROSCOPE.
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1930s NERD WITH A SLIDE RULE.
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DRIVER HAND CRANKS EARLY CAR. CRANKY WIFE WAITS IMPATIENTLY
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1930s WOMAN BEHIND THE WHEEL. CU FOOT ON PEDAL
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1920s FACTORY, AUTOMOBILE PLANT. WORKERS HAND PAINTING CARS.
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DUCO LACQUER REPLACED PAINT ON CARS. CU FRONT SPRINGS OF A CAR
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1930s URBAN CAR TRAFFIC
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FACTORY WORKERS PICK UP LARGE SHEET OF METAL INTO HUGE PRESS. WORKER PULLS SWITCH, PRESS IN OPERATION. PULL OUT STAMPED TOP OF AN AUTOMOBILE. TURRET TOP
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1930s CAR DRIVES OFF SCREEN
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MONTAGE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES.
CALCULATING, SLIDE RULE. CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS.
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PAN DOWN URBAN BUILDINGS CIRCA 1930s
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1930s CAR PULLS AWAY FROM VIEWER. POV IN SPEEDING CAR. CU MAN LOOKS OUT BACK SEAT OF CAR
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LS CAR DRIVES OFF THE EARTH. MAN IN BACK SEAT OF CAR WATCHES EARTH GET FURTHER AWAY. YEAR DATES GO BACKWARDS. PASSAGE OF TIME. FROM 1928 TO 1922
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1922 MACHINE TABULATES KNOCKING. LEAD ADDED TO GASOLINE TO PREVENT KNOCKING. ANTI-KNOCK COMPOUND RESEARCH IN FUELS.
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CU DROP OF LIQUID DRIPPING FROM DROPPER, THEN MAGNIFIED
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MAN MATERIAL METHOD DEMAND HISTORICAL SEQUENCE PROGRESS OF METALLURGY. SHIRTLESS MAN POUNDING MALLET USING ONE HAND. MODERN FACTORY (1930s)
WELDERS, STEEL INGOTS.
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1930s URBAN TRAFFIC. HS SHOTS CARS IN CITY TRAFFIC.
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EARTH FROM SPACE. SKYSCRAPER GROWS OUT OF EARTH
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SPINNING BOOK TITLED "YOUR CAR AS YOU BUILD IT "
KALEIDOSCOPIC IMAGE OF MANY BOOKS AND HANDS
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MONTAGE MOTORISTS FILLING OUT QUESTIONNAIRES
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MONTAGE PEOPLE MAILING LETTERS IN POST OFFICE MAIL BOXES ON PUBLIC STREETS.
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CU MAIL MAN COLLECTING MAIL FROM LETTER BOXES. CU MAIL MAN'S MAIL POUCH. 1930s MAILMAN DELIVERING MAIL. US MAIL TRUCKS.
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KALEIDOSCOPIC IMAGE OF STEAM TRAIN
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DOOR OPENS INWARD. ON DOOR "GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
CUSTOMER RESEARCH STAFF".
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LETTERS THROWN ON TOP OF LARGE PILE OF MAIL. WITH HEADS OF PEOPLE SAYING ONE WORD DESCRIPTIONS OF WHAT THEY LOOK FOR IN A CAR. APPEARANCE.
DEPENDABILITY. ECONOMY. QUICK STARTERS.
MOODNESS. COMFORT. LOW PRICE. SAFETY. CUSTOMER SURVEY
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CUSTOMER RESEARCH STAFF PROCESSING LETTERS, OPINIONS OF CONSUMERS. CUSTOMER SURVEYS.
FUTURISTIC TABULATING PUNCH CARDS. CUSTOMER RESEARCH
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URBAN 1930s TRAFFIC WITH HAPPY DRIVERS SUPERIMPOSED.
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CAR DESIGN FROM PENCIL TO PRODUCT. DESIGNER DRAWING CAR DESIGN. DESIGNERS CARVING OUT A CLAY CAR.
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MONTAGE GM PRODUCTS. CU FRONT GRILLS OF 1930s CARS. FRIGIDAIRE REFRIGERATOR. DELCO PRODUCTS.
MOTORS, ENGINES.
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CU WOMAN DRIVING ADJUSTS CAR RADIO
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MONTAGE PRODUCTS. RADIO, FANS
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POV ON CABOOSE LOOKING AT TRAIN TRACKS. INTERIOR OF TRAIN, PEOPLE TRY TO EAT IN BUMPY TRAIN CAR.
CU ENGINEER. 1930s TRAIN
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