TRANSPORTATION UNLIMITED
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Genre: home movie
Year Published: 1949)
Creator: Jam Handy Organization
Format: 16mm
Description: Join us on Patreon. Visit / periscopefilm Produced by the Jam Handy Organization for Chevrolet Motors, "Transportation Limited" (1949) is a black-and-white promotional film that centers Chevrolet trucks as the linchpin of America’s robust and expanding industries, or, in other words, "the wheels of American progress." This film contains excellent footage of Chevrolet trucks from the mid-1930s to 1949, carrying out more than fifty specific tasks. The film opens by celebrating American system of transportation (air, land, and sea) as the best in the world and goes on to illuminate how they are all linked by Chevrolet trucks. Film opens, quadriptych different modes of transportation i.e. air, train, sea, road (0:06). View of Southern Manhattan along East River (today Battery Park City and Staten Island Ferry terminal) (0:23). Aerial views of changing industrial landscapes, cities, factories, processing plants; Various types of industry in the United States i.e. farming, animal, timber, manufacturing (0:32). Illustrated map of United States highlighting transport systems i.e. waterways, railways, airways, highways (1:05). 1936 M-10005 Union Pacific Streamliner barrels down track (1:19). Tree frames view of steamship on waterway (1:24). Lockheed Constellation in flight (1:28). Importance of commercial trucks in connecting these various systems of transport, montage footage of trucks in different settings driving along commercial, residential roads across country (1:56). 1939 Chevy COE on timber trails, freshly cut down logs loaded onto pick-up, truck slowly makes its way through forest on muddy unpaved roads (2:17). Post-war Chevy Advance Design truck with flat bed hauls wood planks from mill, transport goods to construction sites (3:28). 1939 Chevy ¾ Ton pick-up collects extracted rock from quarries to processing plant to construction sites (3:40). 1942 Chevy Work Truck with concrete mixer attached to flat bed (4:08). 1947 Chevy COE delivers bags of cement mix to building site (4:43). Other trucks transport sand, gravel to help build new roadways/ highways (4:45). Post-war Chevy Advance Design truck pulls into industrial farm, truck loaded with livestock (5:43). Trucks with special refrigerated body packed with meat, sent off to various butchers, markets from large warehouse (6:04). Chevy trucks used on farms during harvest, freshly picked apples from orchard loaded onto flatbed in crates, other trucks for transport of beverages - man unloads Coca-Cola crates (6:21). 1949 Chevy Panel Van delivers groceries to home, other truck with Ira Wilson & Sons Dairy Co logo delivers milk to dairy plants, small Chevy box truck delivers milk to homes (7:04). Golden wheat waves in wind, trucks delivery harvested wheat to store houses across country; Grain converted into products i.e. Valentin Blatz Brewing Company beer (7:38). Trucks gather and transport raw materials: Truck drives slowly away from farm, flatbed piled high with hay (8:38). 1930s Chevy pickup transporting oil; Kool Motor Petroleum Service Inc. (today CITGO) branded truck leaves refinery (9:40). Man shovels coal into 1938 Chevy COE from coal storage silo (10:05). 1948 Chevy Step Van delivers retail goods directly to consumer at home (10:34). 1940s Chevy bus, POV from bus interior as it drives along city streets, highways, bridges (10:58). Rhythm Club Orchestra swing band members load instruments into luggage compartment of Chevy special-bodied private bus (11:27). 1939 Chevy school bus stops for kids on side of quiet road in middle of farmlands, view interior of crowded bus as all kids sit side-by-side (11:38). Use of Chevy trucks in entertainment industry, transport of elephants for Parker & Watts Circus (12:26). 1948 Chevy Panel Truck used to deliver newspapers, flowers, laundry (13:00). 1938 Chevy COE acting as street cleaner on residential street, another with sanitary refuge body picks up trash (13:41). 1939 Chevy Panel Truck ambulance (14:02). Fire blazes out of window, 1940s Chevy fire engines race to scene (14:11). Narrator summarizes film over replay of clips featured throughout film (14:38). Close-up of Chevrolet emblem, final credits, film ends (15:18). For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below.
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America land of opportunity land of progress land of industrial leadership within the borders of this vast country flourishes virtually every industry known to mankind the farming industry the grazing industry the lumbering industry the manufacturing industry and each of these major Pursuits is divided into hundreds of Allied industries that prosper and grow within our great land each industry performs a separate task yet each is completely interrelated with the others the key to the success of this complete inter relationship this constant industrial progress lies in the American system of Transportation nowhere in the world are systems of carrying people and goods so efficient as in the superb transport plan that has made America Supreme in economic independence Sleek streamline passenger and freight trains Roar across the continent Great American steam ships plow through our Waters speeding airliners soar across the sky highways carrying passengers and freight to all major points in the land but Splendid as these facilities are they are still not enough to serve the country's every transport need today the responsible job of establishing complete and Nationwide correlation between every city town and Village depends on the true wheels of Industry America's millions of trucks and of these millions of trucks one out of every three is a Chevrolet in every community in practically every phase of all industry powerful versatile economical and dependable Chevrolet trucks play a vast and important role Tim and out of the Roar the crash of the tumbling Forest Giant is heard the Drone of trucks Chevrolet trucks lending their power to the tremendous the enormous task the industry of building America deep in the heart of the forest on the Timber Trails Begins the grueling Hall no matter how rough the road powerful Chevrolet trucks haul unbelievably heavy loads 20 ton payloads of huge logs to the the great Lumber Mills of the nation and then from the Mills more Chevrolet trucks start on their way to the building locations matching strength endurance and dependability with the very caros of rock they haul Chevrolet trucks carry great loads of Stone from the quaries to The Crushers and from The Crushers to the sites of new construction raw materials to build progress permanent progress but the great building industry demands more than power alone from the trucks that serve it the building industry needs the versatility of Chevrolet trucks as well carrying ponderous concrete mixers Chevrolet trucks the mobile units of construction provide additional economy and efficiency as they move from job to job throughout the land when the building Job Calls for the quick delivery of tons of cement for a new Factory church or school or for many yards of heavy sand and gravel for a bridge a road or a Home versatile Chevrolet trucks do the job and do it well the task of converting miles of rough road into ribbons of smooth surface is a job that again calls for for the power the dependability and proved economy of Chevrolet trucks building and maintaining highways the nation's first line of communication requires the power of trucks with a will to work the ruggedness and dependability of Chevrolet trucks is needed for the heavy labor of road building all the way through to the final step thus Chevrolet trucks work loyally in the industry of building America [Music] the work of Chevrolet trucks in American industry seems endless the Rancher and the farmer call for Chevrolet trucks to Aid them in their part of the Great industry of feeding America in the nation's huge packing houses where absolute dependability and speed mean money Chevrolet trucks with special refrigerator bodies do their share in the responsible the vital business of supplying the retail markets in every state in the Union Chevrolet trucks are a versatile and necessary part of the modern farming system piled high with great loads of produce from the field they prove their worth by the payload ton Chevrolet trucks are hailed in All Seasons as the motorized Farm hands that build profit as they serve in field and Orchard Chevrolet trucks are real Farmers working Farmers all through the day and night huge Chevrolet trucks carried tons of fresh food for the crowded cities and towns into the waiting markets of the land they come with food fresh food for millions of hungry mouths from the farm to the market to the Home Food For America comes in Chevrolet [Music] trucks every day of the year thousands millions of gallons of pure fresh milk are rushed to our dairies in Chevrolet trucks and tank trailers and again while the city still sleeps the the milk is delivered fresh to countless homes in countless communities and the responsible job of feeding America goes on acre after acre of golden grain must be harvested in the fields loaded onto trucks and transported to the markets payloads measured by The Bushel are carried to the storehouses and Mills and to the baking oven for more food for the nation grain is transformed into an endless variety of products and as always Chevrolet trucks are entrusted with a responsible job of delivering these products directly to the [Music] consumer thus do Chevrolet trucks perform in the tremendously vital industry of feeding [Music] America in thousands of factories in the industry of America Chevrolet trucks Play Still other roles responsible roles of enriching America Chevrolet trucks work for America's factories making possible the production of countless necessities and luxuries that are priced within the reach of of all Chevrolet trucks again go into the fields this time to gather raw materials for a million [Music] uses they go to the mines for more tons of raw material tons of ore to be hauled from mine to Mill with power and with economy and here too Chevrolet trucks are needed production in many modern American factories calls for hundreds of gallons of oil in many forms Chevrolet trucks do the complete job and deliver great tank loads of oil liquid energy for busy factories more fuel tons of coal for the wheels of American manufacturing hauled in giant bodies on full powered Chevrolet [Music] trucks huge loads of materials of crudes and of chemicals Chevrolet trucks hauling payloads of goods for the factories and when the plant job is finished more Chevrolet trucks deliver the manufactured goods to the great retail outlets then right to the door of the retail consumer Chevrolet trucks creating more Goodwill by building better service the power versatility economy and dependability of Chevrolet trucks are more than proved in the industry of enriching America [Music] a great portion of the Hall of Fame is given to Chevrolet trucks in the industry of moving America Chevrolet trucks equipped with passenger bus bodies Roll Along the highways as connectors and feeders and sometimes even substitutes for railroads and street [Music] cars popular swing bands too have discovered that the most economical method of mov moving from City to city is in a special bodied Chevrolet truck a private bus for years the safety and dependability of chevolet trucks have been relied upon in carrying our children to and from their schools [Music] the future of America entrusted to sturdy Chevrolet trucks whenever economy dependability versatility and power are needed Chevrolet trucks meet the demand even in the entertainment World Chevrolet trucks prove their worth here is payload tons of live payload load in a truck that is only one of the 56 versatile Chevrolet trucks that this particular circus uses to carry its great caros on the time to the minute journey across the continent rugged powerful Chevrolet trucks serve well in the industry of moving [Music] America serving America's personal needs is still another of the thousands of daily duties that Chevrolet trucks perform newspapers have Need for Speed and Chevrolet trucks keep late news flash news always on the street personal service for Mady May mean flowers fresh flowers delivered in a Chevrolet Light Panel body [Music] truck or personal service May mean the quick delivery of spotlessly clean clothes for Mr America demands of the versatility economy power and dependability of Chevrolet trucks grow daily in the all-important industry of serving the personal needs of America Chevrolet trucks are called upon to serve the city state and individual in aund ways with special sanitary Refuge bodies the job of guarding the public health is handled quickly efficiently and economically the ever increasing demand for versatile Chevrolet trucks seems endless when speed is the primary need when perhaps a life depends upon Swift action Chevrolet trucks are first terrible as it is disaster often strikes but when it does Dependable versatile Chevrolet trucks are ready to answer the call Chevrolet trucks in the industry of serving America Chevrolet trucks and the men who sell them lead the field together they serve and answer the constantly increasing needs of every transportation job in all industry Chevrolet trucks work for America with speed with power with economy dependability and and long life whether it's building feeding moving enriching or serving America Chevrolet trucks prove themselves the wheels of American progress
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