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1940-19491940s INDUSTRIALS
HISTORY OF POLISHING WAX PRESENTED BY JOHNSON'S WAX.
WITH JO ANN CARTER, JOHN CLERK, DORA CLEMENTS, WALLY SEITZ, CHARLES EGLESTON.

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SIGN: "COLTON COLLEGE. FOUNDED 1860."
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COLLEGE CAMPUS & STUDENTS, 1940s. FOOTBALL TEAM IN UNIFORMS RUN ACROSS SIDEWALK. MILITARY STUDENTS.
STATUE OF FOUNDER.
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1940s YOUNG COUPLE SITTING UNDER TREE DISCUSSING THEIR FUTURE
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CU HAND HOLDING APPLE
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BOY DISCUSSES FRUIT & THEIR SHIELD OF WAX. "WAX, NATURE'S OWN PROTECTOR". "PROTECTIVE HOUSEKEEPING".
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CU ENGRAVING, AGATHA ELVIRA DINWIDDIE. TILT UP TO STATUE
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CU TWO COLLEGE GIRLS TALKING IN LIBRARY
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CU WOMAN TYPING. SMITH TYPEWRITER. COLTON COLLEGE BANNER
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CU LIPS TALKING (MOS)
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COLLEGE COUPLE STUDYING UNDER TREE. GIRL WEARS SADDLE SHOES. 1940s FASHION
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CU WRITING. STUDYING
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COLLEG GIRL READING BOOK
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CU FEMALE LIPS TALKING (MOS)
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CU TYPING ON SMITH TYPEWRITER
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COLLEGE COUPLE TALKING WITH PROFESSOR IN HIS OFFICE
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HISTORICAL RECREATIONS-REENACTMENTS OF EARLY USES OF WAX. ANCIENT EGYPTIANS PAINTING-WAXING INTERIOR OF PYRAMIDS. PROTECTIVE COATING OF WAX APPLIED OVER WALL PAINTINGS.
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ANCIENT GREEK COURT. PERFORMER WEARING HUGE FEATHER HEADDRESS. ENTERTAINMENT
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ANCIENT GREEKS WAXING BOAT HULL
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ANCIENT ROMAN SOLDIER WAXING HIS SHIELD
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COLONIAL-PILGRIM ERA RECREATION. WAXING FURNITURE, TABLES WITH BEE'S WAX
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16TH CENTURY RECREATION: WAXING PARQUETRY FLOOR BY SERVANTS WEARING FELT PADS ON THEIR FEET, SKATING ACROSS THE FLOOR WAXING AS THEY GO. PARQUET FLOOR
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1940s MAN WALKS UP STONE STEPS
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CU PARQUETRY FLOOR, PARQUET FLOOR
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HISTORICAL RECREATION. CABINET MAKER THOMAS SHERATON.
1790s FATHER & SON IN FURNITURE WORKSHOP. BOY HELPS WAX FURNITURE
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EARLY 1800s RECREATION, WOMAN POLISHING TABLE
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WAX-MAKING RECIPE, FORMULA BOOK. HANDED DOWN FROM MOTHER TO DAUGHTER
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1940s PROFESSOR TALKING ABOUT HOUSEHOLD WAX TO COLLEGE STUDENT COUPLE
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1940s FAMILY IN LIVING ROOM. MOTHER & DAUGHTER TALK SITTING ON COUCH. GIRL'S LEGS TUCKED UP UNDER HER.
SON INTERRUPTS. WANTS TO TALK ABOUT WAX.
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CU WOOD GRAIN. COMPARING PROTECTED PIECE OF WOOD &
SCRATCHED UNPROTECTED PIECE.
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WASHING SPOTTED & SHABBY, SCRATCHED DAMAGED FLOOR
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WAXING FLOOR WITH JOHNSON WAX
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NICE BRIGHT & SHINY FLOOR
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HOUSEWIFE SOUND BYTE: "YES, THERE'S PLENTY OF GOOD REASONS WHY A WOMAN SHOULD WAX HER FLOOR"
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BOY ENTERS IN FOOTBALL UNIFORM CIRCA 1940s. TAKES OFF FOOTBALL HELMET. THROWS IT ON CHAIR
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CU SCHOOL BOY'S DIRTY SNEAKERS, 1940s ATHLETIC WEAR.
"OH, MOM"
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MOTHER GIVES ADVICE TO YOUNGER WOMAN ON HOW TO WAX PROPERLY. "LOOK AT THE LUSTER!" WOMAN SHOWS OFF HER BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE & WAX CLOSET.
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CLOSET FULL OF JOHNSON WAX PRODUCTS: PASTE WAX, LIQUID WAX.
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HOUSEWIFE DEMONSTRATES, POLISHING & CLEANING
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CU JOHNSON'S "CARNU" WAX FOR CARS. CU GLO-COAT FLOOR POLISH. SELF POLISHING
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1940s KITCHEN FLOOR
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HOUSEWIFE CLEANS. DUSTS PAPER LAMPSHADE. WAXES WINDOW SILLS
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CLOTHES CLOSET. SHOES & LUGGAGE ON THE FLOOR
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CU HOUSEWIFE WAXING KITCHEN SHELVES WITH JOHNSON WAX
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1940s TOYS: TOY SAILBOAT, CHILD'S WALKER
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HOUSEWIFE CLEANS VENETIAN BLINDS, REFRIGERATOR
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MOTHER GIVING CLEANING TIPS TO YOUNGER WOMAN. "NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN BY PROTECTIVE HOUSEKEEPING!"
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CU GIRL WITH FURROWED BROW WANTS TO LEARN AS MUCH AS SHE CAN ABOUT WAX
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WOMAN GETS AN IDEA. "WAIT A MINUTE!" CU LABEL SHOWING PRODUCT MADE IN RACINE, WISCONSIN. MOTHER SUGGESTS SON TAKE GIRL THERE FOR A TOUR
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EXTERIOR JOHNSON WAX BUILDING. MODERN ARCHITECTURE BUILDING. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT.
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COUPLE ENTERS REVOLVING DOORS. INTERIOR LOBBY. COUPLE SIGNS IN AT RECEPTION
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TOUR GUIDE. INTERIOR MODERN JOHNSON WAX BUILDING, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT ARCHITECT.
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TOUR GUIDE LEADS COUPLE THROUGH BUILDING. PAN HUGE ROOM. "THE GREAT WORK ROOM". "IT MUST BE A WONDERFUL
PLACE TO WORK!". MODERN OFFICES. "LOOKS LIKE THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME". ORGANIC SHAPES. ROUND INSTEAD OF SQUARE
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WAX RESEARCH LABORATORY. STUDENTS ASK QUESTIONS. WHAT GOES INTO MAKING A GOOD HOUSEHOLD WAX. WHAT WAX REALLY IS. CHEMIST. EXPLAINS WAX
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CU BEES ON FLOWERS
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DUCK POND. DUCK SWIMS, DIPS HEAD UNDER WATER. SHAKES WATER OFF. "LIKE WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK"
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LARGE SHEEP HERD GRAZING
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CHEMIST EXPLAINS DIFFERENT FORMS OF WAX: PARAFFIN, MONTAN
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CU ROSES. FLOWERS. PROTECTIVE WAX COATINGS. MIMOSA, ORANGE BLOSSOMS
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CU FINGER POINTING TO JARS OF WAX SAMPLES: COFFEE WAX, TEA PLANT WAX, FLOWERS OF LAVENDER WAX.
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CHEMIST-SCIENTIST IN RESEARCH LABORATORY GIVING COLLEGE COUPLE LESSONS ABOUT WAX
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CU CHUNK OF CARNAUBA WAX
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PAINTING, MODEL OF CARNAUBA WAX PLANTATION, BRAZIL.
CARNAUBA PALM TREES.
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CHEMIST ANSWER CURIOUS COLLEGE GIRL'S QUESTIONS ABOUT WAX. COMBO OF SOFT & HARD WAX MAKES THE PERFECT WAX
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COMPARISION TEST: ONE HALF OF TABLE WITH OIL POLISH.
DUST STICKS TO THE OIL. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE WITH WAX WHERE YOU CAN BLOW THE DUST AWAY
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COLLEGE GIRL TAKES NOTES IN LAB
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COLLEGE COUPLE UNDER TREE. BOY READS GIRL'S TERM PAPER.
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TRANSPORTATION MONTAGE: PLANES, TRAINS, SHIPS, CARS.
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MANUFACTURING-INDUSTRIAL MONTAGE: GEARS, PAINTER PAINTING
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COLLEGE STUDENT GIVING PRESENTATION ON WAX
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1940s AUDIENCE CLAPPING. APPLAUSE.
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COLLGE GIRL RECEIVES DIPLOMA (IN CLASSROOM)
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1940s STUDENTS ON CAMPUS. GIRLS IN GYM UNIFORMS, CIRCA 1940s, RUN ACROSS CAMPUS TO PLAY TENNIS.
FOOTBALL TEAM RUNS ACROSS CAMPUS
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COLLEGE BOY LAYS HANDKERCHIEF ON GROUND FOR GIRL TO SIT ON. CHIVALRY. 1940s FASHION. SADDLE SHOES
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FEISTY BOY SHAKES APPLE TREE. APPLES FALL ON GIRL.
GOOD CLEAN FUN. COLLEGE COUPLE KISS UNDER APPLE TREE
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AGATHA DINWIDDIE STATUE COMES TO LIFE, WINKS
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