Dawn Of Better Living
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Presents a brief history of lighting. Describes how man uses electricity for an easier, more pleasant way of living. Provides ideas in home planning.
Complete catalog record
THE DAWN OF BETTER LIVING (1945, sound, 16 min, color, 35mm)
Sponsor: Westinghouse Electric Corp. Production Co.: Walt Disney Productions. Resources: Copyright 13Apr45 MP15998; “Color Movie Sells Appliances,” Mod Ind 12 (Sept. 15, 1946): 108–10; EFG (1948), 358. Holdings: LC, MacDonald.
Animated film encouraging homemakers to upgrade home electrical systems after World War II and plan for increased circuit capacity for new appliances. Intended for women’s-club audiences, The Dawn of Better Living shows the evolution of lighting systems from pioneer America to the present and projects a bright “electrified” future. note: Produced in Technicolor and released theatrically; also distributed in 16mm. Westinghouse issued a pamphlet based on the film. For more about the postwar domestic demand for electricity.
Sponsor: Westinghouse Electric Corp. Production Co.: Walt Disney Productions. Resources: Copyright 13Apr45 MP15998; “Color Movie Sells Appliances,” Mod Ind 12 (Sept. 15, 1946): 108–10; EFG (1948), 358. Holdings: LC, MacDonald.
Animated film encouraging homemakers to upgrade home electrical systems after World War II and plan for increased circuit capacity for new appliances. Intended for women’s-club audiences, The Dawn of Better Living shows the evolution of lighting systems from pioneer America to the present and projects a bright “electrified” future. note: Produced in Technicolor and released theatrically; also distributed in 16mm. Westinghouse issued a pamphlet based on the film. For more about the postwar domestic demand for electricity.
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