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EDUCATIONAL FILM “TRANSPORTATION IN THE MODERN WORLD” (Color Vers.) HIGHWAYS RAILROADS PH85974 (1957)

1957 · Short film · 10 min

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1957 EDUCATIONAL FILM “TRANSPORTATION IN THE MODERN WORLD” This film presents the methods of modern transportation in comparison to methods of the past. It depicts the importance of various types of transportation for industry, travel and the growth of cities. It is a Coronet Film (:07) and opens with shots of a passenger plane (:30), a shipping harbor (:37), a railway and a modern highway with end of the 1950’s model automobiles (:53). Past methods of transportation were hindered by great distances or weather and people often had to rely on their own man power or that of animals (1:35) to get themselves and goods anywhere. A steel mill is shown which depends greatly on modern methods of transportation (2:03). Railroad cars full of coke (2:10) for the mill are shown as well as a nearby ship full of iron ore (2:14) as both are vital to the mill’s operation. These raw materials are often derived from locations far away (2:36) and the finished products must also be sent over great distances (2:36). Today these can be moved by train (2:48), by boat as modern shipping no longer relies on wind (2:56) or smaller loads can be sent by trucks over highways (3:15). When time is of the essence and distances are great, the best method is by air and a Flagship Airfrieghter is seen (3:27). For human use, children are seen loading onto a large yellow school bus as kids who live several miles from school can easily hop on a bus (3:51). A woman outside of a restaurant prepares for a travel…

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10 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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