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The Pipe of Plenty (1948)

1948 · Ephemeral film · 8 min

Synopsis

SHOWS NEED FOR, AND CONSTRUCTION OF PIPELINE FROM BIG RAPIDS TO DETROIT, MICHIGAN. GOOD OUTDOOR CONSTRUCTION FOOTAGE, ALSO SHOTS OF GAS USERS. • 9:50:54:21- 9:51:04:02 Men move furniture into a new home which is identical to the dozens of small, red brick houses surrounding it. A woman stands outside one of the houses. Looks like a (lower) middle-class housing development. • 9:52:18:15- 9:52:26:27 More post war population boom housing developments. Men work on new houses in a newly developed community. All the houses are identical (small, red brick). • 9:53:06:18- 9:53:18:19 Nice image of a cylinder container holding gas. It is silver with red checkers at the top with what looks like a little water tower at the top. Small airplanes move around it. • 9:53:39:14- 9:54:40:04 Pan of large gas / coal (?) plant. •

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Running time
8 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
0584_Pipe_of_Plenty_The_M01700_10_20_08_00