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Several shots related to oil. Some shots slightly scratched.
Alexander Graham Bell
Also see catalog #534754 Mr. Bell - PT2 : Historical Recreation of the life of Alexander Graham Bell (Boston, 1870s). Format is very much like a play. Scene takes place inside large estate w/flashbacks of Bell teaching. Clip begins with Alexander Graham Bell talking to a young girl pushing a doll around in a buggy. GV as he walks up the stately home of his love Mabel. Interior of Bell entering the parlor with a bouquet of wildflowers, he walks through the room and sits at the piano and begins to sing as Mabel walks down the staircase. Several shots of Bell singing and playing the piano as Mabel enters the room. Mabel's father enters the room. Father and Bell talk about business arrangements. Dissolve to Bell lecturing a class of college/university students (a giant model of an ear sits on his desk). Shots of Bell teaching young deaf students and their teachers. Dissolve to living room where Father & Bell about business arrangements regarding the telegraph. Several shots as Bell explains the experiment which lead to the concept of the telephone to Mabel & her father.
1930s America
Various shots of life in the United States during the 1930's highlighting politics, prohibition, economics and labor.
Lusitania
B/W archival footage related to the ship named 'Lusitania'.
Early Kickboxing
MS woman in a bathing suit kicking and punching the padded hand of her instructor. MS woman, then man kicking the instructor's padded hand. MS large overweight man practicing his kicks and punches. GV/MS two men in ring using kicks and punches. CU men in crowd. MS men in ring doing kicks, punches and blocks.
Amateur Tennis
GV men involved in a singles tennis match. Elevated GVs of male doubles tennis match in progress. GV pan of country club with middle aged shirtless men on the tennis court, California hills and palm trees are seen in the background. GV women's doubles match on grass court. GVs mixed doubles on country club tennis court. MSs men's singles, two shots are in slow motion. Footage has that late 40's/ early 50's Americana feel.
Just Married
MS rear end of a red 1952 Ford convertible (California license plate), decorated with streamers, tin cans and "Just Married" painted on the trunk, a man and woman are seated in the front, they are parked next to a seaside dwelling (cottage/villa) with mountains in the distance. CU rear end of decorated car, GV as it drives down a residential street, woman turns back and waves (same shot is repeated). MSs as car pulls up to the seaside cottage. Two shots as the car drives down a residential street.
Prom/Dance
Several shots as a young woman in a long white sleeveless formal gown with a sweatheart neckline (tiara on her head) slow dances with her young male date dressed in a suit and tie, several other couples dressed in formal attire are seated at tables in the background.
Wedding
MSs couple dressed in wedding attire smiling at each other and then kissing. CUs of mother's hands adjusting button on sleeve of the bride's dress, pullback to see bride smile and talking while standing in front of loud floral print curtains. MSs mother of the bride, pan to bride as her mother gently caresses her daughter's hair. MSs couple dressed in wedding attire smiling at each other and then kissing. CUs of mother's hands adjusting button on sleeve of the bride's dress, pullback to see bride smile and talking while standing in front of loud floral print curtains.
2 Dancing Men
Color footage of 2 men in a room (set), wearing identical, exaggerated, grey tailcoats & top hats (looking very 1870s), they go into a spectacular dance routine, flipping, hoofing, jumping, spinning, performing, vaudeville, musical comedy stuff. This is great stuff, though there is a foul-up at the end--one guy takes his hat off and the other doesn't.
Twins With Parents
MS of parents with very young twin babies, sitting on a blanket in the park. The parents prop them up beside each other and play with them a bit, very aware of the camera. Could pass for home movies.
Woman Defends New Deal
Sepia duotone footage, very early talkie style, of woman with fuzzy 1930s hair, about 60 years old, speaking directly to the camera about the need to support the President (Roosevelt) during the depression. Very brief shot of Father Coughlin at the end.
TV Ads for Key Wines
Master 110 - Tape 1 Four TV commercial spots for Key Wines, circa mid-late 1950s.
TV Ad for Kayo Chocolate Drink
Master 110 - Tape 1 Mid-late 1950s: MCU boxer jabbing boxing glove lightly toward camera, followed by big right hook. Punching the camera, punching the audience. Card showing "Kayo" eight times. MCU boxing glove holds bottle of Kayo chocolate drink --"a knockout of a drink." MS/CUs little white boy wearing bowler derby hat, turtleneck (just like Kayo character from Moon Mullins comic strip), entering kitchen, opening icebox (refrigerator) & grabbing one of six Kayo bottles. MS Kayo opening beverage with bottle opener, inserting straw, drinking. MS three glasses being filled with Kayo chocolate drink. MS little boy standing in front of Kayo logo, saying, "Kayo is OK." MCU boxer's glove holding bottle of Kayo.
TV Ad for Chesty Potato Chips
Master 110 - Tape 1 Mid-late 1950s: Animated potato chip hawker Chesty leaping from drawing on Chesty Potato Chips bag, touting the product's wholesome goodness. Cut to live action MSs white children in elementary school cafeteria line, taking bags of Chesty's. MSs kids sitting at table, happily eating potato chips. MS three white women playing cards, eating chips. MS two white couples eating chips at bowling alley. CU potato chip bowl spinning on lazy susan. CU spinning display rack. Chesty the cartoon boy leaping back onto package.
TV Ad for Hartke of Indiana for U.S. Senate
Master 110 - Tape 1 TV Ad for Hartke of Indiana for U.S. Senate.
TV Ad for Snudhook
Master 110 - Tape 1 Mid-late 1950s: Opens with non-SMPTE countdown leader from 11 to 3 visual (SMPTE or Academy leader runs from 8 to 3 with 2 pop). Subjective POV shot of car traveling along snowy rural or suburban road in treacherous winter conditions. Logo for Snudhook. Great wide MS early 1950s model Plymouth sedan stuck in snow outside house, tires spinning, not getting traction, man wearing fedora sticking head out; CU tire spinning in snow & ice. MS/CUs man fastening Snudhook metal clamp around tire; he gets back into car, drives forward is instantly unstuck. CU man taking Snudhook off. Card: "Ask about Snudhooks at your favorite gas, ture or car dealer, only $6.95 per pair."
TV Advertisement for Electric Skillet
Adult Caucasian female removing lid from electric skillet, revealing fried chicken pieces cooking. Text superimposed over skillet: "Stews! Roasts! Fries! Braises!" Adult Caucasian female finger pointing along skillet handle. Woman flipping beef patties in skillet with a spatula. Woman removes cooked beef patties from skillet onto plate with vegetables. Skillet immersed in water; woman's hand using wool scrubbing pad to gently clean.
TV Ads for Host Carpet Cleaner By Boushelle
Master 110 - Tape 1 Two TV spots for Boushelle's Rug Cleaners, circa mid-late 1950s.
TV Ad for Kalamazoo Home Appliances
Master 110 - Tape 1 Mid-late 1950's: MS white woman (housewife) standing at stove in kitchen, taking off apron. Off-screen VO asks, "Say, what the big rush, lady? You have to meet a train or something?" The woman nods. Great MS woman looking into camera, winking and nodding knowingly. MSs woman checking up on turkey and two pies in her electric Kalamazoo double oven, closing oven doors. CU woman setting electric clock (numerous dials). Panning product shot several ovens in lighting studio.
TV Ads for E - Z Instant Pop Mix
Master 110 - Tape 1 TV commercials for E-Z Pop Instant Drink mix, circa mid-late 1960s.
TV Ads for Derusto
Master 110 - Tape 1 Television commercials for Derusto anti-rust paint, circa mid-late 1950s.
TV Ad for Enden Shampoo
Master 110 - Tape 1 Television commercials for Enden dandruff shampoo, circa mid-late 1950s.
TV Ad for Taste Tap Seasoning Spray
Master 110 - Tape 1 MS white woman (housewife) peeling onion with knife in kitchen, tilting her head away from tear-induing fumes; off-screen announcer commands her to stop, which she does, offering the camera a bewildered expression. CU four bottles of Taste Tap in garlic, onion, hickory, and tenderness meat tenderizer flavors. MCU woman sprays garlic flavor on Italian bread-- voila, instant garlic bread! MCU woman spraying garlic on large salad in large salad bowl. MCU carving board of onions & garlic being pushed away in favor of Taste Tap Garlic Seasoning Spray. Great MS woman bringing hands to nose, smelling them & assuming exultant mien, the looking wonderfully about kitchen. Product shot. MCU Taste Tap Onion Seasoning Spray being sprayed into soup on stove. MCU Hickory flavored spray being applied to tray of hamburgers in oven. MCU Spray of Tenderness meat tenderizer being sprayed onto large steak, woman using fork to poke spray into meat. Product shot.