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Road to Better Living, The
(1959)
Tribute to the mortgage banking industry and its role in building America's housing and industrial infrastructure. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Houses and homes;Finance;Infrastructure: Construction; Duration: 00:23:27 Popularity (downloads): 895 |
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Dynamic American City, The (Part I)
(1956)
Advocates urban redevelopment and renewal, 1950s-style. Supports many planning strategies which are criticized today: the destruction of 'blighted' neighborhoods in the name of progress, autocentric planning and construction, and suburban... Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Infrastructure: Construction;City planning;Urban renewal; Duration: 00:14:21 Popularity (downloads): 315 |
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Dynamic American City, The (Part II)
(1956)
Advocates urban redevelopment and renewal, 1950s-style. Supports many planning strategies which are criticized today: the destruction of 'blighted' neighborhoods in the name of progress, autocentric planning and construction, and suburban... Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Infrastructure: Construction;City planning;Urban renewal; Duration: 00:14:21 Popularity (downloads): 864 |
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Plowshare (Part I)
(1961)
Argues for peaceful uses of nuclear weapons in construction, civil engineering and extraction of natural resources. A document of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's 'Plowshare' program. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Atomic/nuclear: Peaceful uses;Engineering;Infrastructure: Construction; Duration: 00:15:30 Popularity (downloads): 207 |
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Plowshare (Part II)
(1961)
Argues for peaceful uses of nuclear weapons in construction, civil engineering and extraction of natural resources. A document of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's 'Plowshare' program. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Atomic/nuclear: Peaceful uses;Engineering;Infrastructure: Construction; Duration: 00:12:46 Popularity (downloads): 292 |
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Twin Peaks Tunnel Construction and Opening
(1917)
Twin Peaks trolley tunnel under construction and opening ceremony. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: San Francisco: Infrastructure; Duration: 00:06:41 Popularity (downloads): 186 |
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Once and Forever
(1956)
On the importance of specifying long-life cast-iron soil pipes when you build your new home. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Infrastructure: Construction;Houses and homes;Gender roles; Duration: 00:13:13 Popularity (downloads): 538 |
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Building a Highway
(1948)
Major steps in the construction of a two-lane (pre-Interstate) highway. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Infrastructure: Roads and highways; Duration: 00:10:18 Popularity (downloads): 318 |
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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Groundbreaking
(1932)
Dignitaries celebrate the beginning of construction on this important structure. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: San Francisco: Infrastructure;Ceremonies; Duration: 00:07:45 Popularity (downloads): 91 |
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New Neighbor
(1953)
Building a steel mill from scratch and a city for its workers (Levittown, Pa.). Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Metals: Steel: Steel Industry;Suburbia;Infrastructure: Construction; Duration: 00:24:49 Popularity (downloads): 632 |
