[Snow King - 1938]
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Unedited footage demonstrating the snow plowing capabilities of the Caterpillar Diesel Snow King in extreme conditions in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Snow King plows roads buried under feet of snow and plows around a long jump ski ramp on a mountainside.
Credits
Caterpillar Tractor Company (contributor)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Charles E. Krosse Collection
Subjects: Machinery; Snow
Places: North America > United States > Michigan > Negaunee
Shot log: 00:00 - FSA MLS Caterpillar Diesel snowplow with blower (Snow King) clearing 3-4 ft. of snow from road, FA long jump skiers coming down mountain towards camera, Snow King blowing snow high into air in foreground, MS-LS RA Snow King plowing w/ people running around watching 02:52-05:41 - VS RA and FA plowing road, onlookers holding shovels, LS man standing ahead of stream of snow
Cfa elements: Print, 210 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4367
Subjects: Machinery; Snow
Places: North America > United States > Michigan > Negaunee
Shot log: 00:00 - FSA MLS Caterpillar Diesel snowplow with blower (Snow King) clearing 3-4 ft. of snow from road, FA long jump skiers coming down mountain towards camera, Snow King blowing snow high into air in foreground, MS-LS RA Snow King plowing w/ people running around watching 02:52-05:41 - VS RA and FA plowing road, onlookers holding shovels, LS man standing ahead of stream of snow
Cfa elements: Print, 210 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4367
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09