1950-1959NORTH AMERICA
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF "THE BIG CITY" FROM MORNING TO NIGHT. DAILY ROUTINE. TAX DOLLARS. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
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EARLY MORNING, PRE-DAWN. CAR HEADLIGHTS.
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| 05:26:20 14 |
POLICEMAN PULLS UP TO CURB, TILTS HIS HEAD UP, LOOKING AT ORNATE TOWER CLOCK. 6:27AM.
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| 05:26:34 28.8 |
POLICE PATROL CAR ON EMPTY CITY STREET, PRE-DAWN
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| 05:26:41 35.8 |
PEOPLE SWEEPING GARBAGE INTO SIDEWALK. LITTERED URBAN STREETS. BROOM SWEEPS GARBAGE.
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| 05:27:08 62.8 |
HOMELESS MAN SLEEPING IN SUBWAY, WANDERS UP OUT OF THE SUBWAY STATION LOOKS UP AT CLOCK TOWER. 6:40 AM.
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| 05:27:29 83.8 |
MONTAGE ALARM CLOCKS GOING OFF. 6:40AM. CU HAND TURNING OFF ALARM CLOCK
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| 05:27:40 94.8 |
CU MORNING ROUTINE, WASHING UP, SHOWER, BATH, WASHING DISHES, ETC. SHAVING. WATER RUNNING.
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| 05:28:11 125.8 |
WORKMAN AT RESERVOIR. CHECKS WATER LEVEL.
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| 05:28:18 132.8 |
CU PHONE. CU GRAPH, METER. WATER LEVEL DROPPED.
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| 05:28:41 155.8 |
WORKMEN STEP UP THE PUMPS. WATER BEING PROVIDED TO PEOPLE. FLOWS FROM RIVER INTO GRATE. BRINGS UP DEAD FISH.
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| 05:29:27 201.8 |
RAILROAD BOX CARS DUMP POWDERED CHEMICALS TO CLEAN THE WATER. MEN TURN WHEELS TO OPEN PIPES.
TURBINES TURNING, PUMPING. |
| 05:30:32 266.8 |
CU CLOCK READS 8AM.
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| 05:30:36 270.8 |
FACTORY MACHINE MONTAGE. FACTORY SMOKE STACKS BILLOW.
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| 05:31:10 304.8 |
BREATHING MACHINE. MAN READS PRINTOUT. CHECKING THE QUALITY OF THE AIR.
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| 05:31:30 324.8 |
TRAFFIC LIGHT. CARS STOP. MECHANISM TO CONTROL TRAFFIC LIGHTS. COMMUTER TRAFFIC. "WALK-DON'T WALK" SIGNS. BULBS REPLACED. MONTAGE ROAD SIGNS STREET SIGNS.
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| 05:32:28 382.8 |
STREET CLEANING TRUCK.
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| 05:32:33 387.8 |
CU METER. TRUCK PAINTS LINE ON ROAD. MEN PUTTING CONES DOWN. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
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| 05:32:58 412.8 |
CLOCK TOWER 8:45 AM.
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| 05:33:00 414.8 |
MORNING TRAFFIC INTO CITY. MORNING RUSH HOUR
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| 05:33:11 425.8 |
AERIAL HUGE PARKING LOT. FILLED
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| 05:33:12 426.8 |
5 CU CLOCK 8:55
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| 05:33:17 431.8 |
CROWDS WAIT FOR ELEVATORS. MEN AND WOMEN. YOUNG BALDING MAN. POV GOING UP ELEVATOR SHAFT. WOMEN COME OUT OF ELEVATOR. CITY LIFE. SAD FACES.
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| 05:34:04 478.8 |
ELEVATOR REPAIRMAN. RIDES ON TOP OF ELEVATOR.
MAINTENANCE. |
| 05:34:45 519.8 |
CITY ENGINEERS. SAFETY. GARBAGE PUT INTO TRASH.
SWEEPING UP. |
| 05:34:59 533.8 |
SUBURBIA GARBAGE PUT OUT FOR GARBAGE MAN TO PICK UP.
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| 05:35:05 539.8 |
LINE OF GARBAGE TRUCKS DEPLOY FROM FACTORY, CONVOY. RETURN TO DUMP GARBAGE. INCINERATORS BURN WASTE. CRANE LIFTS GARBAGE. CITY WORKERS.
CANS BURNING. BLACK WORKMAN IN SUNGLASSES. |
| 05:36:25 619.8 |
CU CLOCK 10:25
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| 05:36:28 622.8 |
SCIENCE LAB. WOMEN TESTING SAMPLES. CU STAMPING MAN'S MEDICAL CHART WITH S. TYPHOSA FOUND. 1956.
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| 05:36:48 642.8 |
MAN IN LAB COAT PUTTING PINS ON MAP. CITY OF ST.
LOUIS MAP. |
| 05:36:56 650.8 |
STRAY DOG IS NETTED, CHECKED FOR RABIES. RABIES CONTROL. DOG CATCHER THROWS NET OVER PUPPY
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| 05:37:02 656.8 |
POISON SPRAYED INTO RAT HOLE. CU RAT IN DEATH THROES. SPASM. DEAD RAT. RAT CONTROL. VERMIN.
SHOVEL SCOOPS UP RAT CARCASS. PEST CONTROL. |
| 05:37:09 663.8 |
DDT SPRAYED INTO GUTTER FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL
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| 05:37:15 669.8 |
CU MILK BOTTLES. HAND GRABS MILK BOTTLE.
MILKMAN SELLS BOTTLE OF MILK. |
| 05:37:24 678.8 |
CU CITY OF ST. LOUIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAR.
CAR DRIVES DOWN RESIDENTIAL STREET. LARGE HOME |
| 05:37:42 696.8 |
HEALTH CENTER. SLEEPING BABIES. FLUOROSCOPE.
CHECK FOR LUNG DISEASE. BLOOD PRESSURE FOR HEART DISEASE. CHECKING BABIES. |
| 05:38:14 728.8 |
CHILDREN IN GYM HOLD HANDS TO FORM HUGE CIRCLE.
RECREATION CENTER. PRE-SCHOOL. CU CUTE 1950s BOY TIES HIS SHOELACE. BOW TIE. DRESSED LIKE A LITTLE MAN. RUNS DOWN EMPTY HALLWAY. CHILDREN SING. CU BOY OPENS DOOR, PEEKS HIS HEAD IN DOORWAY. OLD LADIES SENIOR CITIZENS HAVE SEWING BEE. QUILTING CIRCLE. BOY SAYS SOMETHING TO GRANDMOTHER. |
| 05:39:11 785.8 |
WOMEN SEWING BASES FOR BASEBALL.
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| 05:39:27 801.8 |
SPORTS SEQUENCE. SOFTBALL, TENNIS, SOCCER, BOXING, FIELD HOCKEY.
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| 05:39:43 817.8 |
CU BOY EATS HOT DOG. DRESSED LIKE A LITTLE MAN BOW TIE
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| 05:39:48 822.8 |
CRICKET MATCH.
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| 05:39:59 833.8 |
NIGHT FISHING AT LAKE. SHIMMERY MOONLIGHT DANCES OFF THE LAKE. DUCK.
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| 05:40:05 839.8 |
LITTLE BOY PEEKING IN DOORWAY RUNS AWAY
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| 05:40:08 842.8 |
GROUNDS KEEPERS MAINTAIN CITY FIELDS, PAINTING AROUND BASES. FIXING GOAL POST. TENNIS COURT.
LAYING DOWN DIRT FOR BRIDAL PATH. |
| 05:40:33 867.8 |
WAREHOUSE OF LAWN MOWERS, TRACTORS.
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| 05:40:37 871.8 |
GREENHOUSES.
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| 05:40:47 881.8 |
TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY. HS PARKING LOT FILLED WITH 1950s CARS. CARS DISAPPEAR.
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| 05:41:00 894.8 |
CU CLOCK TOWER 6 O'CLOCK. BELLS RINGING
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| 05:41:03 897.8 |
MAYOR LEAVES CITY HALL. EMPTY BUILDING.
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| 05:42:06 960.8 |
CITY GARAGE, TRUCKS AND CARS SERVICED. CU MONTAGE VARIOUS PUBLIC SERVICE LOGO ON VEHICLES
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| 05:42:41 995.8 |
CITY WORKER SWEEPS STREET AT NIGHT. BROOM SWEEPS GARBAGE
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| 05:43:02 1016.8 |
AMBULANCE WORKERS PLAY CHECKERS, WAITING, BORED.
NIGHT SHIFT |
| 05:43:25 1039.8 |
FIRE STATION, FIREMEN ALL ASLEEP IN THEIR BEDS.
DORMITORY. |
| 05:43:42 1056.8 |
MEN SIT DOING NOTHING AT TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD.
DOODLING. |
| 05:44:17 1091.8 |
SIREN. LIGHTS TURN ON. FIREMEN WAKE UP. SLIDE DOWN POLE, PUT ON BOOTS. TRUCKS GO OUT. DISPATCH CENTER. BLAZING INFERNO. BUILDING ON FIRE. LIGHT BLINKS ON HUGE WALL OF LIGHTS AND SWITCHES. FIRE CHIEF TALKS ON CB RADIO. CB TALKS BACK, CALLS FOR MORE TRUCKS. HIGH PRESSURE, HOSES.
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| 05:47:25 1279.8 |
AFTERMATH OF BURNED HOUSE. CHILDREN AT BURNT HOME. ORPHANS.
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| 05:47:48 1302.8 |
FOLLOWING POLICE CAR TO CITY HALL. EARLY MORNING CLOCK 6:50 AM.
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TAPE ENDS
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