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1920-19281920s INDUSTRIALS

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WORKERS MAKING UPHOLSTERY CLOTH PT. 2 FORD WOOL SPINNING MACHINERY IN OPERATION, HANDS REMOVING SPOOLS OF THREAD FROM MACHINE. HANDS PULLING THICK, UNTWISTED ROVING & THIN TWISTED YARN SIDE-BY-SIDE. PULLING EACH UNTIL IT BREAKS.
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WORKER INSIDE SEMICIRCULAR RACK OF SPOOLS.
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WORKER TENDING LARGE SPOOL CALLED SECTION BEAM ON "FORD WARP"THREAD BEING WOUND ONTO VERY LARGE SPOOL. BANK OF LARGE SPOOLS, THREAD FROM THEM UNWINDING INTO LARGE LOOM. WORKER'S HAND MOVING UNDER WARP, INSPECTING IT
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WORKER SITS AT HARNESS, THREADING HARNESS WHICH MOVES THE WARP ENDS UP & DOWN IN THE LOOM. WORKER IN THREADING OPERATION PULLING THREAD ENDS THROUGH
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WORKERS MOVING SPOOL TO LOOM, HANGING HARNESS IN FRAME. LOOM IN OPERATION. WORKER TENDING LOOM, FINDING BROKEN THREAD, RETYING THREAD IN LOOM.
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CU WORKER'S HANDS REMOVING, SHOWING, REPLACING SHUTTLE IN LOOM.
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LOOM IN OPERATION, SHUTTLE SPEEDS LIKE AN ARROW FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. CU HAND MAKING CHALK MARK ON CLOTH. LOOM WEAVING, CHALK MARK MOVING, WORKER'S HANDS SHOWING WARP, CLOTH ON LOOM.
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WORKER SEWING ENDS OF CLOTH TOGETHER. MACHINE WITH ROTATING MOWER-LIKE KNIFE IN OPERATION, REMOVES LOOSE ENDS, KNOTS, ETC.
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CLOTH BEING RUN THROUGH MACHINE. CU BOLTS OF FABRIC CLOTH FALLING INTO FOLDS. CLOTH MOVING THROUGH VAT, FINAL WASHING. CLOTH MOVING OVER ROLLER INTO MACHINE. WORKER INSPECTING FABRIC, CLOTH SHEARED, BURLING SHEARS. CLOTH BRUSHED, SPRINKLED & PRESSED.
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CLOTH ON STORAGE RACK, WORKER INSPECTING FABRIC CU HANDS PULLING FABRIC. CU MEASURING GAUGE. WORKER TYING ROLL OF CLOTH. WEIGHING ROLLS OF CLOTH, STACKING THEM.
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CU WORKER CUTTING SWATCH OF FABRIC FROM ROLL.
TRACTOR-HAULED TRAILER OF ROLLS OF CLOTH.
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LAB TEST, DETERMINING THE TENSILE STRENGTH. CU WORKER'S HANDS PLACING SAMPLE IN MACHINE. CU CLOTH STRETCHED TO THE BREAKING POINT, STRETCHING FABRIC UNTIL IT BREAKS. CU DIAL PASSING 50 POUNDS OF PRESSURE. CU TORN CLOTH.
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TESTING GRADES OF THREAD, 6 POUND TEST. TESTING THREADS TO BREAKING POINT. CU DIAL AFTER EACH BREAK.
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PROGRESS IN FARMING. FORD TRACTOR ADVERTISING.
HORSE VS TRACTOR. BROWNS VS ANDERSONS. 1924.
*SEE VM-523B
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1920s SILLY SHENANIGANS. FUN-LOVING COUPLES.
PEOPLE CLOWNING. COUPLE WITH DOLL PRETENDING IT'S A BABY, KISSING IT, KISSING EACH OTHER, COUPLE KISSING. HUGGING.
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WOMAN WITH PAPER BAG OVER HER HEAD, MAN HANDING HER CANDY CANE, WOODEN TOY, CANDY. MAN KISSING WOMAN WITH SACK OVER HER HEAD, SHE PULLS IT OFF, FAKE SLAPS HIM. WOMAN SLAPPING MAN, MAKING FACES.
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WOMAN BECKONING ENTHUSIASTICALLY WITH HER ARM.
PULLS GRABS MAN, PRETENDING TO HIT HIM. PEOPLE CLOWNING AROUND
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WOMAN LIGHTS MAN'S CIGAR. LIGHTING A MATCH.
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MAN WIPES BROW WITH HANDKERCHIEF. WOMAN GRABS HIS LAPEL, PULLS HIM TO HER, KISSES HIM.
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BOY SCOUTS. UNVEILING HARRY BROOKS MEMORIAL TABLET.
ARBOR DAY, 1928. CROWD OF BOYS, POLICEMEN GATHERED AROUND MEMORIAL TABLET. BOYS REMOVE HUGE WREATH FROM TABLET. REMOVE DRAPE FROM FRONT.
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TWO BOY SCOUTS STANDING AT ATTENTION BESIDE MONUMENT, INSCRIPTION "A TRIBUTE TO THE BOY SCOUTS OF FORDSON WHO PLANTED THESE TREES & DEDICATED THEM TO THE PUBLIC ON ARBOR DAY 1928 IN MEMORY OF HARRY BROOKS WHO FORFEITED HIS LIFE IN THE PROMOTION OF AVIATION ON FEBRUARY 9, 1928"
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TWO MEN POSING BESIDE AIRPLANE ON FIELD. SIGN ON PLANE "DETROIT-CLEVELAND AIRLINE OPERATED BY AIR SERVICES, INC."
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INTERIOR AIRPLANE, 1927. PASSENGERS. MAN IN CO-PILOT SEAT.
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PLANE FIGHT. AERIAL OVER INDUSTRIAL AREA, CLEVELAND
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SEVERAL PEOPLE INCLUDING EDSEL FORD, MRS. CHARLES LINDBERGH, HENRY & MRS. FORD IN HANGAR, PLANE. GROUP POSING. MEN WEARING FUR COATS.
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PLANE TAXIING OUT OF AIRPLANE HANGAR, TAKING OFF, IN FLIGHT. PHOTOGRAPHER ON GROUND TAKING PICTURES.
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FORD TRI-MOTOR ON FIELD. ENGINES STOPPING ONE AT A TIME. ENGINES RUNNING. PLANE TAKES OFF, IN FLIGHT.
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MRS. LINDBERGH & OTHERS GET INTO FORD TRI-MOTOR PLANE. PLANE WARMING UP, TAXIING, TAKING OFF, IN FLIGHT. REPEAT VIEWS OF PLANE TAKING OFF.
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CU MAN SPEAKING THROUGH MEGAPHONE
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AERIAL OVER DETROIT, MICHIGAN CIRCA 1926.
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TRAIN MOVING INTO INDUSTRIAL SECTION
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LARGE GROUP OF TOURISTS MILLING ABOUT, BUSES AT CURB, BUSES MOVING THROUGH CITY STREET. DETROIT CITY STREET SCENES.
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BUSES STOPPING IN FRONT OF ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. RIVER ROUGE PLANT. TOURISTS WALKING TOWARD BUILDING
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MAN SPEAKING TO CROWD IN ROOM, PEOPLE RISE, LEAVE BUILDING, GETTING ONTO BUS
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AERIAL VIEWS OVER RIVER ROUGE PLANTS 1926.
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TRAINS COMING IN & OUT OF PLANT YARD
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POV IN TOUR BUS TOURING RIVER ROUGE PLANT.

STEEL ROLLING MILL, BLOOMING MILL & OPEN HEARTH FURNACE.
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PRESSED STEEL, SPRING & UPSET BUILDINGS AND GLASS PLANT.
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FOUNDRY BUILDING & THE BLAST FURNANCES. WORKERS IN YARD, LADLE CAR, SHIP AT DOCK
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TOURISTS GET OFF BUS, GATHERED AT DOOR OF POWER PLANT.
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INTERIOR POWER PLANT, ENORMOUS TURBINES USED TO GENERATE POWER. TOUR OF POWER PLANT. WORKERS AT HUGE SWITCHBOARD.
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TOURISTS OUTSIDE, HUGE PILES OF COAL, VIEW OF PLANT, CONVEYOR SYSTEM BETWEEN TWO BUILDINGS BLAST FURNACES, HOPPER FOR CHARGING THEM, WALKWAY &
CONVEYOR SYSTEM INTO BUILDING, COKE OVEN DISCHARGING, CAR OF FLAMING COKE MOVING UNDER QUENCHER, STEAM & SMOKE. LOOKING UP AT SMOKESTACK. CAR DUMPING COKE, COKE GOING THROUGH SORTER.
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PAN VIEW OF PLANTS, COVERED OVERHEAD WALKWAY
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MS LIQUID RUNNING OVER COILS
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FERTILIZER DROPPING INTO BARROW FROM CHUTE. CRANE MOVING FERTILIZER, WORKERS FILLING SACKS WITH FERTILIZER, SEWING THEM SHUT.
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BINS. CRANE MOVING LIMESTONE FROM HUGE PILE.
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MINE BUILDINGS, LOADED GONDOLAS, VIEWS INSIDE MINE MINING MACHINERY IN OPERATION. LOADED MINE TRAIN LEAVING MINE, TWO MEN RIDING, CARS AT TOP OF TIPPLE DUMPING COAL. COAL ON CONVEYOR, WORKERS SORTING COAL IN BREAKER. FREIGHT TRAIN LOADED WITH COAL MOVING THROUGH COUNTRY, INTO PLANT YARD
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PAN IRON MINE, ORE CAR MOVING UP INCLINE TO TOP OF TIPPLE, CAR MOVING UP,
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VIEW OF ORE SHIP AT DOCK, ORE SHIP UNDER WAY, LARGE CRANES UNLOADING ORE FROM HOLD OF SHIP
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VIEWS OF RIVER ROUGE PLANT, BLAST FURNACES, BUILDINGS, TRACK, ETC.
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CU SLAG POURING INTO LARGE VAT. LADLE CARS WITH SLAG MOVING THROUGH PLANT. LADLE CARS TIPPING OVER, POURING SLAG OUTSIDE PLANT. STEAM SHOVEL SCOOPING COOLED SLAG AND LOADING IT INTO RAILROAD GONDOLA CARS, WORKERS SHOVELING IN YARD, TRACTOR & CART MOVING THROUGH YARD, PLANT IN B/G.
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CEMENT PLANT. WORKERS LOADING BAGS OF CEMENT ON TRUCK & FLAT BED TRAILERS, WORKERS STACKING BAGS OF CEMENT. LOADED TRUCK & TRAILERS PULLING AWAY FROM LOADING RAMP.
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INTERIOR PLANT, FURNACES, MOLTEN METAL POURING OUT, WORKMEN. TRAIN OF LADLE CARS MOVING ON TRACK. RED HOT MOLTEN IRON IN MOLDS. MOLTEN METAL POURING FROM LADLE INTO FURNACE. PIG IRON.
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EXTERIOR OF PLANT, LARGE CRANE IN OPERATION
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MAKING CORES & PREPARING CYLINDER BLOCK MOLDS FOR CASTING. WORKERS FILLING MOLD WITH SAND, REMOVING MOLD, CYLINDER BLOCK CORE. MAN PAINTING HALF-CIRCLE WITH STENCIL. DIPPING MOLD IN LIQUID. WORKERS ON ASSEMBLY LINE PUTTING MOLDS TOGETHER. VIEWS OF ASSEMBLY LINE, PREPARING MOLDS, WORKERS. VIEWS OF FURNACE. LADLE POURING MOLTEN METAL INTO MOLDS ON ASSEMBLY LINE.
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CYLINDER BLOCKS MOVING ON OVERHEAD CONVEYOR &
BELT TYPE CONVEYORS. BLACK WORKERS MACHINING BLOCKS BLOCKS ATTACHED TO HUGE REVOLVING MACHINE.
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OVERALL VIEW OF BLOCK ASSEMBLY LINE, WORKERS.
BLOCKS ON CONVEYORS
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MOTOR ASSEMBLY, WORKERS, BLOCKS AND MOTOR PARTS
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PAN SEVERAL SHIPS AT DOCK IN PROCESS OF BEING SCRAPPED.
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WORKERS WITH ACETYLENE TORCHES CUTTING SECTIONS FROM SIDE, CRANE LIFTING SECTIONS FROM SHIP. PILES OF SCRAP. CRANE MOVING SCRAP. SCRAPPING SHIPS.
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TRAIN LOAD OF SCRAP MOVING INTO PLANT. HUGE PRESS CUTTING & CRUSHING SCRAP.
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ELECTRO-MAGNETIC ON CRANE MOVING SCRAP. VIEW OF FURNACE. MOLTEN IRON FROM BUCKET ON CRANE FLOWING INTO FURNACE. MOLTEN IRON FROM MIXER POURING INTO BUCKET, CRANE CARRYING BUCKET, POURING IRON INTO FURNACE. CRANE MOVING BUCKET UNDER FURNACE, STEEL POURING IN
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TRAIN LOAD OF HOT INGOTS MOVING THROUGH PLANT YARD.
INGOTS BEING REMOVED FROM SOAKING PIT BY CRANE, DROPPED INTO BLOOM MILL. HOT PIPE MOVING ACROSS MACHINE KNOCKING SAND CORE OUT OF IT.
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INGOTS MOVING THROUGH ROLLING MILL. STEEL ROLLED INTO BARS.
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STEEL BAR BEING HEATED IN FURNACE, SHAPED BY PRESSES. WORKER DISPLAYING FORGED RING GEAR, POLISHED GEAR.
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MACHINE IN OPERATION, CUTTING TEETH ON RING GEAR.
POLISHING CAMSHAFT BY MACHINE.
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CU WORKER ASSEMBLING WIRE SPOKES TO RIM & HUB.
ELECTRIC RESISTANCE WELDING. WHEELS ON CONVEYOR
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LARGE ROOM WITH MANY PRESSES, WORKERS, BODY PARTS BEING STAMPED OUT. PRESSED STEEL BUILDING.
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OVERHEAD TROLLEY SHOT SPRING & UPSET BUILDING. LONG ROW OF ELECTRIC FURNACES, WORKERS HEATING & SHAPING STEEL.
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*REPEAT OF ABOVE
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LONG ROOM, MACHINES, GLASS ON CONVEYOR, WORKERS REMOVING SHEETS OF GLASS, POLISHING GLASS, WASHING POLISHED GLASS. MARKING GLASS.
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ASSEMBLED ENGINES ON CONVEYOR. WORKERS REMOVING BODY PARTS FROM CONVEYOR.
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FINAL ASSEMBLY LINE. 1926. CARS DRIVEN OFF ASSEMBLY LINE
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WORKERS WALKING IN PLANT YARD, ON OVERPASS, STREETCARS, PARKING LOT IN B/G. BUSES AND CAR TRAFFIC BENEATH OVERPASS. WORKERS DRIVING & WALKING AWAY FROM PLANT. HEAVY TRAFFIC
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DETROIT BUSINESS DISTRICT, 1926. CITY STREET SCENES.
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AIRPLANE PRODUCTION, 1926. FORD TRI-MOTOR AIRPLANE CIRCA 1926. MEN INSTALLING WING ENGINES, LIFTING PIECES OF AIRPLANE WING INTO PLACE.
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OVERHEAD CRANE OF MEN ASSEMBLING AIRPLANES
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MEN AT TABLES UPHOLSTERING SEAT, MAN INSIDE PLANE BOLTING SEAT TO FLOOR. INTERIOR PLANE
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MEN IN COCKPIT CHECKING CONTROLS, WALKING TO REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT
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MAN ON STEPLADDER INSPECTING ENGINE, TAIL ASSEMBLY
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MEN, INCLUDING WILLIAM B.. STOUT STANDING OUTSIDE DOOR OF AIRCRAFT.
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PASSENGERS ARRIVE AT PASSENGER TERMINAL "STOUT AIR SERVICES"
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PASSENGERS BUYING TICKETS FROM TICKET AGENT, SIGN ON WINDOW "SEE DETROIT FROM THE AIR"
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PASSENGERS STANDING, WAITING, BOARDING STOUT AIR LINES PLANE
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UNIFORMED MAN LOADING BAGGAGE, STOWING BAGS IN OVERHEAD COMPARTMENTS
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PASSENGERS BOARDING PLANE, DOOR SHUT
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PLANE TAXIING ON RUNWAY, TAKING OFF
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POV INSIDE PLANE, AERIAL OVER DETROIT & ENVIRONS
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CU TWO LITTLE BOYS LOOKING OUT OF PLANE WINDOW.
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PLANE TAXIING IN AFTER LANDING, DOOR OPENING, PASSENGERS LEAVING AIRCRAFT.
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