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The New Frontiers: An Epic of Electrified America

Ephemeral film · 16 min

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Running time
16 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives

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★★★ · BZzzzt! · Spuzz · 2012-11-26

Montage heavy and Westinghouse-centric film about how Westinghouse is making YOUR life easier via electricity. A bit of history is shown (with some rather cheap special effects) of how mass electricity was able to light up the chicago world's fair, and then we're off focusing on all sorts of products using electricity, from the war field, to dentist's office, to the home. Very quick edits and wipes go from one scene or another, killing time quite efficiently.