E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor), Freedom Quilting Bee (Organization : Ala.) (associated name)
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The Freedom Quilting Bee of Gee's Bend, Alabama uses Dacron to create quilts, including a 44 x 20 foot quilt hanging at Sakowitz department store in Houston, Texas for the Festival of Folkways. From Compilation Reel 02.
Promotional film for the Bell & Howell Language Master System, an educational tool to help students learn new vocabulary and proper word pronunciation. The "system" is comprised of a series of cards with a magnetic strip at the bottom and a written word or picture at the top. When a student inserts a card into a Bell & Howell machine reader, the reader recites the word for the student.
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (depicted), Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934 (architect), James Stewart & Co., Inc. (contractor), Schutz Group Photographers (Washington, D.C.) (photographer)
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (depicted), Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934 (architect), James Stewart & Co., Inc. (contractor), Schutz Group Photographers (Washington, D.C.) (photographer)
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (depicted), Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934 (architect), James Stewart & Co., Inc. (contractor), Schutz Group Photographers (Washington, D.C.) (photographer)
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (depicted), Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934 (architect), James Stewart & Co., Inc. (contractor), Schutz Group Photographers (Washington, D.C.) (photographer)
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (depicted), Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934 (architect), James Stewart & Co., Inc. (contractor), Gillies, John Wallace, 1883- (photographer)
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (depicted), Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934 (architect), James Stewart & Co., Inc. (contractor), James R. Dunlap Photographic Enterprises (photographer)
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (depicted), Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934 (architect), James Stewart & Co., Inc. (contractor), Harris & Ewing (photographer)
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (sponsor), Comer, Meryl (host), Adams, Robert L. (executive producer), BizNet (production company), Crawford, Olita (producer), Pusey, Robert (director)
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Episode Number 935. Moderator Meryl Comer interviews experts on air pollution and new EPA regulations. Guests include Dr. Richard Lesher (U.S. Chamber of Commerce), Representative Ron Klink (Democrat, Pennsylvania), Representative Dennis Kucinich (Democrat, Ohio), Paul Billings (American Lung Association).
White, Ken, 1923-2020 (interviewee), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Strunk, Nicole (interviewer), Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation (originator)
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Part 2 of 2. In this interview, Ken White continues to describe his career as an industrial designer on a project by project basis. Most of the projects he describes are bookstores on university campuses and military bases. He provides an in-depth analysis of the Boston university bookstore project. He also talks about his work designing Duke University's Gothic Bookstore.
Johnson, Marshall B., 1938- (interviewee), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation (originator)
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In this interview, Marshall Johnson tells the story of how he became an industrial designer after he read about it on a pamphlet at school; the various companies he's worked fo over the years; some of his favorite projects inlcuding a research ship and a cookie gun; he describes how he used his skills to aid charitable causes. He explains the ways in which industrial design is different from engineering; he says designers envision how a customer might expect to use a product rather than... Show moreIn this interview, Marshall Johnson tells the story of how he became an industrial designer after he read about it on a pamphlet at school; the various companies he's worked fo over the years; some of his favorite projects inlcuding a research ship and a cookie gun; he describes how he used his skills to aid charitable causes. He explains the ways in which industrial design is different from engineering; he says designers envision how a customer might expect to use a product rather than building the product from scratch. Show less
White, Ken, 1923-2020 (interviewee), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Strunk, Nicole (interviewer), Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation (originator)
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Part 1 of 2. In this interview Ken White discusses the early parts of his life and career as an industrial designer. White talks about his military service, his interest in design and how he learned his trade. He also talks about his early career contacts with Raymond Loewy. White goes on to describe his creative process and approach to design. He does this by describing several different projects in detail.
Johnson, Marshall B., 1938- (interviewee), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation (originator)
Description
In this interview, Marshall Johnson tells the story of how he became an industrial designer after he read about it on a pamphlet at school; the various companies he's worked fo over the years; some of his favorite projects inlcuding a research ship and a cookie gun; he describes how he used his skills to aid charitable causes. He explains the ways in which industrial design is different from engineering; he says designers envision how a customer might expect to use a product rather than... Show moreIn this interview, Marshall Johnson tells the story of how he became an industrial designer after he read about it on a pamphlet at school; the various companies he's worked fo over the years; some of his favorite projects inlcuding a research ship and a cookie gun; he describes how he used his skills to aid charitable causes. He explains the ways in which industrial design is different from engineering; he says designers envision how a customer might expect to use a product rather than building the product from scratch. Show less
Cortada, James W., Dr. (interviewee), Williams, Amrys O. (interviewer), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation (originator)
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In this interview, James Cortada discusses the collection of computing history books that he donated to Hagley. He describes how he acquired the collection, his philsophy on collecting, and some of what he feels are the most important titles in the collection.
Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company (Sponsor), Fuller & Smith & Ross, Inc. (Associated name)
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A script for a sales training film production for Westinghouse Waste-Away sales staff. The script walks through a typical sales demonstration of the Waste-Away, highlighting the device's Safe-Top Control, Double-Life Shredders, and powerful motor. The production concludes by encouraging Westinghouse salesmen to capitalize on the prosperous Waste-Away market.