1939AMERICANA
DRAMATIZES THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE U.S. FROM A COUNTRY OF SMALL TOWNS & SIMPLE INDUSTRY TO AN URBANIZED, HIGHLY INDUSTRIALIZED SOCIETY IN 1939.
SHOWS CONGESTED CITY WITH SCENES OF TRAFFIC JAMS, POLLUTION, PEOPLE EATING ON THE RUN, CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE STREETS. OFFERS PLANNED SUBURBAN AREAS WHICH WOULD BE CONNECTED TO CITY BY NETWORK OF RAPID HIGHWAYS.
THE BIRTH OF SUBURBIA. URBAN VS RURAL LIFESTYLE.
SHOWS CONGESTED CITY WITH SCENES OF TRAFFIC JAMS, POLLUTION, PEOPLE EATING ON THE RUN, CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE STREETS. OFFERS PLANNED SUBURBAN AREAS WHICH WOULD BE CONNECTED TO CITY BY NETWORK OF RAPID HIGHWAYS.
THE BIRTH OF SUBURBIA. URBAN VS RURAL LIFESTYLE.
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WORKING WATER WHEEL
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WEATHER VANE OF SIAS FARM
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WATER PASSING OVER DAM
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CHILDREN DIVING INTO RIVER
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HORSE PULLING CART. RURAL COUNTRY ROAD. DIRT ROAD
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BOY IN HORSE CART LYING BACK LOOKING UP AT SKY.
BASKET OF APPLES |
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TREES PASSING OVERHEAD AS BOY'S POV LOOKING UP
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POV PASSING TOWN MARKER FOR SHIRLEY VILLAGE
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XLS SMALL TOWN IN VALLEY
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MAN AND BOY IN WAGON. BOY JUMPS OFF, CLIMBS UNDER FENCE.
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SMALL TOWN STREET WITH HORSE-DRAWN WAGONS. LARGE HOME WITH WHITE PICKET FENCE
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BOY WALKS TOWARD CHURCH. GRAVESTONES.
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WAGON PULLS INTO BARN
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MAN UNLOADS WAGON. WAGON WHEEL
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TEEN & BOY WITH HORSE
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TURNING CRANK ON HAND MACHINE. MAKING WAGON WHEEL
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BOY AND DOG RUNNING IN FIELD NEAR CHURCH WITH DOG ON LEASH. WALKS UP TO PARISH HALL
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TOWN HALL
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TOWN MEETING. ELDERLY MAN RISES, SPEAKS. WIFE'S HAND SEEN PULLING HUSBAND DOWN TO SIT, SILENCING HIM
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CU ELDERLY WOMAN EMBROIDERS
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WOMAN WORKING ON LOOM
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MAN WEAVING BASKET
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WATER WHEEL
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GEARS TURNING
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CU GRAIN CORN
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CU MILL STONE TURNING
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FLOUR IS PRODUCED
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THREE MEN HARVEST WITH SCYTHE. PRIMITIVE FARMING IMPLEMENTS
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SMALL TOWN TREE-LINED STREET. WHITE PICKET FENCES
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PAN GRAVEYARD TO HOMES IN VALLEY
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MAN IN GARDEN
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CU GRAVE STONES MARKINGS. OLD STONES DATED 1829
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EXTERIOR SMALL TOWN CHURCH
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BOY AND DOG WALK TOWARDS BARN
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BLACKSMITH MAKES WAGON WHEEL
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FARMER IN COVERALLS LIGHTS PIPE
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CU HOT METAL IS POUNDED
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MOLTEN METAL IS POURED
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MONTAGE STEEL MILL. INDUSTRY
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MAN WALKING THROUGH SMOKE
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EXTERIOR MOLTEN STEEL
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EXTERIOR STEEL MILL WITH SMOKESTACKS
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XLS INDUSTRIAL TOWN IN SMOKE. TENEMENTS.
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MEN GOING TO WORK IN STEEL MILL
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BACKYARD IN FACTORY TOWN. CHILDREN PLAY IN ALLEY.
SHACKS, POOR. TENEMENTS. FACTORY TOWN STREET |
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XLS SMOKESTACKS IN HAZE
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CHILDREN PLAYING AROUND MILL. BOY SLIDES DOWN OUTSIDE STAIR BANNISTER. CU SOMBER CHILDREN OF INDUSTRIAL TOWN
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BACK OF APARTMENT BUILDING. TRAIN IN BKGD
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WORKING CLASS WOMAN
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CHILDREN RUNNING BACK & FORTH ACROSS TRAIN TRACKS.
PLAYING CHICKEN WITH TRAIN |
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TRAINS PASSING
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CHILDREN PLAYING. MOTHER WATCHES FROM DOOR
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MAN AND CHILD WALK DOWN HAZY STREET
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CU GIRL LOOKS OUT WINDOW
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MEN COMING HOME FROM FACTORY WORK
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FACTORY EXTERIOR
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MONTAGE POOR TENEMENT SHACKS. PEG-LEGGED MAN PICKS UP BUCKET. HANDICAPPED.
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MAN SHOOS CHICKENS AWAY AND ENTERS COOP
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WOMAN ON PORCH THROWS WATER OUT OF BASIN. DOG ON PORCH. LAUNDRY HANGS ON PORCH
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CHILDREN GO UP STAIRS
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CU BABY AND PUPPY
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TWO CHILDREN LOOKING DOWN
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CU BLONDE HAIRED CHILD
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WOMAN HANGS UP LAUNDRY. CHILD ENTERS OUTHOUSE
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MAN PUMPS WATER
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OLD WOMAN HANGS LAUNDRY
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WOMAN HANGS UP LAUNDRY. MAN PUMPING WATER
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WOMAN PUMPS WELL WATER. BRINGS BUCKET IN HOUSE
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MAN WASHING HANDS & FACE
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BIG WOMAN COOKING, STOKING STOVE
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CHIMNEY WITH SMOKE
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TOP OF SMOKESTACK WITH SMOKE
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STEAM DRIVEN CRANE
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XLS SMOKESTACKS IN HAZE
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TRAIN ENTERS SWITCH YARD
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TILT UP EARLY SKYSCRAPERS. NEW YORK CITY, CIRCA 1939
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TILT DOWN SKYSCRAPER
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PEOPLE ON CITY STREET
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PEOPLE EXIT SUBWAY STATION
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COMMUTERS EXIT FERRY STATION
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PEOPLE WALKING IN PLAZA
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PEOPLE WALKING OUT OF ELEVATED TRAIN STATION. EL SUBWAY TRAIN
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XLS CITY STREET WITH CARS & PEOPLE
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CU LEGS ONLY OF PEOPLE WALKING
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TORSOS ONLY
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COMMUTERS GOING TO WORK
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XLS HIGH ANGLE CARS IN STREET
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PEOPLE PASSING
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PEOPLE PASSING. URBAN LIFE. REVOLVING
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CU MONTAGE HANDS TYPING. TYPEWRITERS CIRCA 1930s
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THREE WOMEN TYPING
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MANY WOMEN TYPING. TYPING POOL
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XLS TILT DOWN SKYSCRAPERS.
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TRAIN PASSING
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CHILDREN PLAYING IN STREET. ECU "DANGER CONGESTED AREA" SIGN
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TEENAGERS RUN FROM SODA FOUNTAIN
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EXTERIOR OF BUILDING AS WOMAN OPENS WINDOW. TALKS TO NEIGHBOR
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AMBULANCE
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EXTERIOR MAN LOOKS OUT WINDOW
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CROWD AROUND POLICE MAN
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AMBULANCE DRIVER LIGHTS CIGARETTE
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MEN CARRY INJURED PERSON INTO AMBULANCE
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MAN STARES BLANKLY AT WALL
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CHILDREN PLAYING IN STREET. URBAN LIFESTYLE
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CHILDREN JUMP ON BACK OF TRUCK
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CHILDREN PUSH HOMEMADE GO-CART
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CHILDREN PLAYING IN RUBBLE, BURNING GARBAGE. BACK ALLEY
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CHILDREN JUMP ON BACK OF TROLLEY CAR
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CHILDREN PLAYING IN STREETS
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DRUNK PASSED OUT ON STREET. ROUSED BY POLICE
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CHILDREN PLAYING STICK BALL. URBAN RECREATION
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GIRLS PLAYING WITH DOLLS ON SIDEWALK
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CHILDREN THROWING STONES
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PEOPLE AT STOREFRONT. APRON-CLAD MERCHANT
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BOY ON BACK OF TROLLEY
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CHILDREN PLAYING IN GUTTER. POLICEMEN PASS
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WOMAN PICKING THROUGH GARBAGE
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BOYS DIVING INTO RIVER. CU MAN CROSSES HIMSELF BEFORE DIVING INTO RIVER
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TAXI CAB DOOR OF QUEENS TAXICAB. PASSENGER GETS IN.
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CU CAR BUMPERS COLLIDING
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CU BOY HITS BALL, BALL BREAKS WINDOW
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BIRDS FLYING OVER BUILDING. WATER TOWER IN BKGD
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MONTAGE FIRE TRUCKS IN TRAFFIC JAM
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POLICE DIRECTING TRAFFIC. BLOWS WHISTLE. TRAFFIC POLICE
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CU BRASS BELL RINGING
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CU WOMAN LOOKING
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FIRE TRUCKS BREAK THROUGH TRAFFIC
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CROWD GATHERS. CURIOUS ONLOOKERS.
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HORSE WITH FEED BAG
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PEOPLE EATING HOT DOGS
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WAITRESS MAKING COFFEE
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PEOPLE EATING AT BUSY DINER COUNTER
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MAN OPERATING BREAD SLICER
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CU TOAST POPPING UP
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AUTOMATIC MACHINE PASSING FOOD PRODUCT THROUGH IT MAYBE MEAT MAYBE BREAD.
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CU HANDS MAKING SANDWICHES
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MONTAGE MECHANIZED FOOD PREPARATION AND CONSUMPTION
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CU AUTOMATIC PANCAKE FLIPPER
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PEOPLE ON STREET
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WOMEN WALKING ON SIDEWALK. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS OGLE THEM.
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MEN OGLE WOMEN FROM WINDOW
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MAN PUTS NEWSPAPER IN GARBAGE, ANOTHER TAKES IT OUT
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HEAVY TRAFFIC. PEOPLE CAN'T CROSS STREET. MAN CLIMBS OVER CAR BUMPER TO GET IN STREET. URBAN LIFESTYLE
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PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE. CU SIGN "SKIN CLINIC". CU SIGN "NORTH-EASTERN DISPENSARY"
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CONGESTED TRAFFIC
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CU TAXI METER RUNNING
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MAN POPS HIS HEAD OUT OF CAR ROOF
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FRUSTRATED MAN LEAVES TAXI
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XLS PEOPLE AND CARS AT INTERSECTION
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CU HAND PAINTING ON GLASS (BACKWARDS)
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CROWD OF MEN WITH HATS WALKING SLOWLY. MASSIVE CROWD OF COMMUTERS
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CU POLICE DIRECTING TRAFFIC
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CU OLD STYLE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND SIGNS
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MONTAGE: SIGNS THAT SAY "NO"
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CU PEOPLE ON STREET
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HIGH ANGLE CROWDED STREET
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XLS CHURCH STEEPLE BETWEEN LARGE BUILDINGS
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MONTAGE EMPTY NEW YORK CITY STREETS.
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CARS DRIVING BY ON MULTI-LANE EXPRESSWAY
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DISABLED CAR BEING PUSHED OUT OF TRAFFIC JAM
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MONTAGE FAMILIES IN CARS, STUCK IN TRAFFIC
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TRAFFIC LIGHT
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TRAFFIC JAM BEGINS TO MOVE AGAIN
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HEAVY TRAFFIC MOVING
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MONTAGE OF CARS STOPPING SUDDENLY
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CU MAN LOOKING OUT CAR WINDOW
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STOPPED TRAFFIC
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CU FAT POLICE MAN WIPING HIS FACE
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CU MAN GETTING OUT OF CAR TO LOOK AHEAD
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MS MAN SPITTING FROM CAR
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MONTAGE HEAVY TRAFFIC
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CARDBOARD "POLICEMAN" WITH ARMS MOVING. TRAFFIC DETERRENT. MAKES DRIVERS THINK POLICEMAN IS PRESENT.
MANNEQUIN POLICEMAN FLAPPING ARMS |
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CU "DEATH LURKS AT ALL CROSSINGS" SKULL & CROSSBONES
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MONTAGE CAR WRECKS
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TOW TRUCK
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EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC
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MONTAGE FOOD AND CARS. ADVERTISEMENTS FOR HOT DOGS &
BEER. |
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CHILDREN CLIMBING OVER WALL
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CU GIRL PEERING OVER WALL
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ROADSIDE PICNIC
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XLS TRAFFIC JAM
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MOTORCYCLE COP
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CU MAN AND WOMAN IN BROKEN-DOWN CAR
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CAT GOING THROUGH GARBAGE
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MAN CHECKING HIS CAR'S ENGINE
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CHILD CRYING IN BACK SEAT
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SEVERAL MEN CHECKING CAR MOTOR
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POLICE MANNEQUIN FLAPPING ARMS
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FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. BEER ADVERTISEMENT IN FRGD
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CAR DRIVING OFF CLIFF
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MAN CLIMBING GIRDER
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HYDRO-ELECTRIC DAM
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AIRPLANE ENGINE
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AIRPLANE TAXIING-TURNING
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AIRPLANE TAKING OFF (PAN L)
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TRAIN APPROACHING
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POV IN PLANE FLYING
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POV IN PLANE OVER TRACT HOUSING
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PLANE FLYING (45 DEGREE PLANE POV)
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HOUSING COMPLEX (PLANE POV)
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PLANE FLYING (LOW ANGLE PLANE POV)
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AERIAL OVER HOUSING COMPLEX
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PLANE FLYING (LOW ANGLE PLANE POV)
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AERIAL OVER HIGHWAYS. CLOVER SHAPED ROADWAY
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BUSES ON HIGHWAY
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HYDRO-ELECTRIC DAM
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TILT DOWN, MONTAGE HIGH VOLTAGE LINES
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"MODERN" BUILDING
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MAN MACHINING METAL
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MAN IN LABORATORY
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| 00:29:06 1627.6 |
XLS HYDRO-ELECTRIC DAM & POWER LINES
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| 00:29:07 1628.6 |
CU HEAVY ELECTRIC SWITCH
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MONTAGE HIGH VOLTAGE LINES
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MONTAGE FACTORIES, WORKERS GOING TO WORK
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INTERIOR RESTAURANT WITH PEOPLE
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AERIAL FACTORY WITH TRACT HOUSING
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PEOPLE WALK IN WOODS
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WOMAN IN BACKYARD
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PERSON ROLLER SKATING ON SIDEWALK TOWARD VIEWER
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LARGE HOUSES IN SUBURBIA
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| 00:29:54 1675.6 |
PEOPLE RIDING HORSES
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CHILDREN LEAVING SCHOOL
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