1957AMERICANA
AMERICANA, THE AMERICAN DREAM IN IMAGES. GREAT 1950s AMERICANA IMAGES IN COLOR. LAS VEGAS FOOTAGE SHOT BY PENNEBAKER.
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1957 - INDUSTRY.
WOMAN AT COMPUTER KEYBOARD. FLASHING LIGHTS. MECHANISMS AT WORK. TILT UP POWER LINES. LATHE AND MILLING MACHINES. POV PAST REFINERY. STEEL MILL INTERIOR. POV PAST REFINERY TANKS. COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL MECHANISM. WELDER, GEARS, BORING MACHINES IN AUTOMOTOR. DRILLING ROCK, BLASTING, COAL. WORKERS LEAVING FACTORY |
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1957 - COSTUMES.
KIDS ROLLERSKATING. VARIOUS CLOTHES IN VARIOUS WEATHER. KIDS, BIKER WORKING ON HIS HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE. PEOPLE ON STREET. CU OF SHOES. MAN WITH FUNNY HAT AND CAMERAS. PEDAL PUSHERS, BERMUDA SHORTS, UNIFORMS, LEVI'S, SUITS, LEOPARD SKIN COAT, SCARVES AND FUR COAT, TWIN LOOKING COATS. CLOTHING VARIETY. CHILDREN, WINTER. STREET SCENES. PEDESTRIANS. RECREATION. |
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1957 - GAS STOP POV LOW CAMERA ALONG HIGHWAY, PAST SIGNS, STATION WAGON INTO SERVICE STATION AND WINDOW WASHED AND GAS PUMPED. OIL CAN OPENED. HOOD OPENED. WATER ADDED. CAR VACUUMED. AIR PUT INTO TIRES. CU OF SIGNS. CAR ON RACK. CANDY AND COFFEE BOUGHT FROM VENDING MACHINES. VIEW OF CAR THROUGH CAR WASH. CU OF GAS PUMP. CREDIT CARD AND CASH. MAPS INSPECTED. EDSEL. CAR BACKS OUT ONTO HIGHWAY AND POV. AUTO. GAS PUMPS. MONEY. CAR WASH.
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1957 - INDOOR & OUTDOOR SPORTS TILT DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE TO ROCKEFELLER CENTER ICE SKATING RINK. HOCKEY MATCH. BASKETBALL.
SWIMMING POOL. BASKETBALL. GLOBE TROTTERS. KIDS PLAY SANDLOT FOOTBALL. COLLEGE FOOTBALL MONTAGE. SPORTS CAR RACE. SIGN OFFICIAL TIMERS. SWIMMER. BASEBALL GAME AND HOME RUN HIT BY DODGER. CADDY AND LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE FOLLOWING GOLF GAME. RECREATION - WINTER. ICE SKATING. SPORT. |
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SOLAR PROMINENCES COLOR FLARING OF SUN. ERUPTIONS AND ABSTRACT PATTERNS. UNIVERSE. SUN SPOTS. SOLAR FLARES.
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1957 - COAST TO COAST PACIFIC COAST WITH WAVES, SURF BREAKING. FREIGHT TRAIN PAST RIVER. AUTUMN WITH RAPIDS. STREAMLINER GOES PAST. POV THROUGH TUNNEL AND FROM REAR. PAST FARMLAND, SWAMP, SPANISH MOSS, BUBBLING MUD POTS AND GEYSERS. WATERFALL, SNOWY MOUNTAINS AND MIST.
RIVERS, MOUNTAINS AND RANCH LAND. DESERT SAND. CACTUS, TUMBLEWEEDS, ERODED SAND, STREAMLINER AND POV THROUGH OBSERVATION WINDOWS. CANYONS AND TIME-LAPSE OF CLOUDS. RAILROAD, PASSENGER. FOLIAGE, GRAND TETON, SNOW. PARK. YELLOWSTONE. RANCH COUNTRY. SCENICS. VISTAS. RAINBOW. |
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1957 - OCCUPATIONS SURVEYORS. CONSTRUCTION. NURSES. CARPENTER.
SURGEON. POLICE. TAXI DRIVER. GARMENT WORKERS PUSHING CARTS. GARMENT DISTRICT. OFFICE WORKERS. MAN SMOKING CIGAR. SWEEPING STREET. GARBAGE MAN. WINDOW WASHERS MONTAGE. DAIRY. MEAT. CHEMIST. TRUCKING COMPANY. SURVEYING. STREET SCENES. NEW YORK GARMENT DISTRICT. |
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1950S - NIGHT LIGHTS AKA NIGHT LITES NEVADA, LAS VEGAS. NIGHT LIGHTS REFLECTED IN RAIN, ON WINDOWS. NEON AND ELECTRIC. MOVING SIGNS. MOVING CAMERA. ABSTRACT SIGNS. MOTEL.
HOTEL. CLUB. SELF SERVICE. PARK. REFLECTIONS. |
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STORMS TORNADO CLOUD APPROACHING WITH DEBRIS FLYING.
DESTRUCTION AND AFTERMATH. CATTLE IN BLIZZARD HUDDLED BY BARN. MAN FEEDING CATTLE IN SNOW. WINDOW ROLLED DOWN WITH SNOW. WIND, BARREL ROLLING. TREES AND SIGNS BLOWING. DOWNED TREES AND TOP OF STEEPLE BENT WITH WIND, VANE FALLING. WOMAN HELPED FROM CAR. MEN RESCUE MAN IN SURF. RAIN BLOWING UP STREET. FLOOD WATERS & POV FROM BOAT. REPEAT FROM RESCUE OF MAN IN SURF. FLOOD, POV MOTORBOAT. |
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1957 - DRIVE IN TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION SIGN. SLOWLY PAST CARS.
DRIVE-IN BANK. COUNTING MONEY. MAN MAKING DEPOSIT. PULLING INTO DRIVE-IN HAMBURGER CAFE. WOMAN SERVES. THREE TEENAGE GIRLS IN CAR. CARHOP. DINER. DRIVE IN RESTAURANT. WAITRESS GIVES CHANGE FROM CHANGE HOLDER. DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATER. DRIVE IN. MOTELS AND SIGNS. LOW ANGLE PAST. CARS INTO DRIVE-IN CHURCH SERVICE PUT SPEAKER ON DOOR. DRIVE IN SERMON. PREACHER. MINISTER PRAYING & PAN TO CARS. MAN TAKES UP COLLECTION. POV PAST TRAILER HOUSES IN FLORIDA. WOMEN LUNCHING OUTSIDE. TRAILER PULLING OUT. CARS ON ROAD. RESTAURANT. RELIGION. THEATER. DRIVE-IN SPEAKER. TRAILER HOUSES. TRAILER PARK. TAIL FINS. TRAILER PARK. CAR TRAILER. |
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1957 - BIG CITY NEW YORK. NYC. PARK AVENUE. PIXILLATION OF PEOPLE AND TRAFFIC MOVING IN NEW YORK. PIGEONS.
PARK AVENUE. PEDESTRIANS FROM ABOVE. TIME-LAPSE OF SHADOWS ACROSS BUILDINGS. CLOUDS. NIGHT AND TRAFFIC SPEEDED UP. SPECIAL EFFECTS. HIGH ANGLE. |
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