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Title: No. 1: Company
Date(s): 1919
Contributor(s): Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company (Sponsor)
Description: Introduction to the Midvale Steel facilities in Nicetown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with exterior pan shots of the plant and adjacent Reading Railroad lines. The beginning of a series showing large ingot used to produce gun tubes.
Collection ID: Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company motion picture films (Accession 1970.034)
Hagley ID: FILM_1970034_FC01
Collection: Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company motion picture films

Title: Las Maravillas de la quimica, Wonder World of Chemistry
Date(s): 1936
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor)
Description: This item is the Spanish language version of "Wonder World of Chemistry" which shows chemical products produced by the DuPont Company. Originally produced in the United States, this version was given a Spanish language narration for international distribution. Products covered include explosives, plastic, rayon, cellophane, agricultural chemicals, and intermediate chemicals.
Collection ID: Las Maravillas de la quimica film (Accession 2004.254)
Hagley ID: FILM_2004254_FC01
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials

Title: "The Deep freeze Suit" DuPont commercial, Cavalcade of America Commercials Reel No.1
Date(s): 1952/1957, 1952, 1957
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor)
Description: Film explains that warm winter clothing has been needed since World War II. Thermal wear, nicknamed 'The Deep Freeze Suit' was created by two civilians for the Armed Forces using DuPont materials. Spokesman shows a test of a man having taken a cold shower and then standing in a refrigerator in the wet clothes. He goes on to show civilian adaptations, regular winter wear for families sold in stores.
Collection ID: Cavalcade of America television commercials on film (Accession 2005.254)
Hagley ID: FILM_2005254_FC01_04
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials, Film and Video

Title: Augusta and Aiken, Local Scenes
Date(s): 1955
Description: Raw footage of Aiken, South Carolina and Augusta, Georgia. Shows residential neighborhoods, shops, churches, schools, hospitals, the Augusta National Golf Course entrance, and the Savannah River Plant. Shot soon after construction on the plant was completed.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Atomic Energy Division, Savannah River Plant photographs and films (Accession 1989.335)
Hagley ID: FILM_1989335_FC01
Collection: Film and Video

Title: DuPont Engineering Test Center
Date(s): 1960
Description: A "candid camera" tour inside the DuPont Engineering Test Center in Wilmington, Delaware. Focuses on the various experiments performed by engineers and technicians, such as electric circuit reliability, the durability of plastic pipes, and more.
Collection ID: DuPont Company advertisements and film (Accession 2014.201)
Hagley ID: FILM_2014201_FC01
Collection: Film and Video

Title: DuPont commercial on shaped charges for civilian use, Cavalcade of America Commercials Reel No.1
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor)
Description: Spokesman discusses bazookas, used in World War II, and what gave them their power. He explains the term 'Shaped charge' and animation depicts different types. He then points out DuPont has been working with oil companies using shaped charges in oil drilling. The 'jet perforator' is shown in use in animation.
Collection ID: Cavalcade of America television commercials on film (Accession 2005.254)
Hagley ID: FILM_2005254_FC01_03
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials, Film and Video

Title: Link to the Future
Date(s): 1974
Contributor(s): International Business Machines Corporation (sponsor), Aerolog Productions, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Promotional film for IBM's new advanced function for communications through Systems Network Architecture (SNA). With SNA, device control and line control is combined, local storage is utilized, and offline operation is possible. This simplifies computer communications across networks, making the system less expensive to run and easier for humans to work with. Includes scenes of office life and animations demonstrating how computer networks function.
Collection ID: Link to the Future film (Accession 2015.254)
Hagley ID: FILM_2014254_FC01
Collection: Film and Video

Title: BBDO Buffalo "Freshwater Advertising Agency" Part 1
Date(s): 1927
Description: Silent film showing images of Buffalo and spoofing on a small advertising agency wanting to join Barton, Durstine and Osborn (BDO). Freshwater Advertising Agency of Buffalo, New York, presents a dramatic plea for admission into the organization of BDO. Shows employees doing calisthenics to “warm up” and a shot of wild root to get the creative juices flowing. Spoofs what BDO does: company luncheons, accounting, working with new customer, trade survey, calling on a few satisfied customers, and...
Show moreSilent film showing images of Buffalo and spoofing on a small advertising agency wanting to join Barton, Durstine and Osborn (BDO). Freshwater Advertising Agency of Buffalo, New York, presents a dramatic plea for admission into the organization of BDO. Shows employees doing calisthenics to “warm up” and a shot of wild root to get the creative juices flowing. Spoofs what BDO does: company luncheons, accounting, working with new customer, trade survey, calling on a few satisfied customers, and art department creating advertisements. Makes it seem like working in advertising agency is fun and not a lot of hard work. Concludes with getting notification of being accepted into BDO, if they move across river to St. Erie, Ontario. Features Alex Osborn, one of the founders who worked in Buffalo.
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Collection ID: Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc. records (Accession 2752)
Hagley ID: FILM_2752_FC01
Collection: Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc. advertising agency

Title: DuPont commercial highlighting agricultural research, Cavalcade of America Commercials Reel No.1
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor)
Description: Average American farmer is depicted. Animation showing how one farmer feeds an average of fifteen people, but with the population growing they may need to feed five more people. Spokesman points out that more will need to be produced and insects and diseases will have to destroy less. DuPont agricultural research is working on this problem. Spokesman goes on to highlight Manzate fungicide and CMU weed killer. DuPont also studies animal pest control and makes products to control insects that...
Show moreAverage American farmer is depicted. Animation showing how one farmer feeds an average of fifteen people, but with the population growing they may need to feed five more people. Spokesman points out that more will need to be produced and insects and diseases will have to destroy less. DuPont agricultural research is working on this problem. Spokesman goes on to highlight Manzate fungicide and CMU weed killer. DuPont also studies animal pest control and makes products to control insects that attack animals as well. Fertilizers and feeds are also being improved through chemical research.
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Collection ID: Cavalcade of America television commercials on film (Accession 2005.254)
Hagley ID: FILM_2005254_FC01_01
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials

Title: DuPont commercial featuring Crawford Greenewalt on Chemical Progress Week, Cavalcade of America Commercials Reel No.1
Date(s): 1954
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor), Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993 (host)
Description: Spokesman introduces Chemical Progress Week with a talk by Crawford Greenewalt, President of the DuPont Company. Greenewalt talks about the innovation of Nylon and the importance of chemical research. He concludes with an assertion of his faith in progress "as long as American industry is free to plan for the future." The commercial appeared during the May 18th 1954 broadcast of Cavalcade of America (Episode #59 "Moonlight School").
Collection ID: Cavalcade of America television commercials on film (Accession 2005.254)
Hagley ID: FILM_2005254_FC01_02
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials

Title: DuPont Company 150th Anniversary
Date(s): 1952-07-18
Contributor(s): Alexander, John, 1917-2002 (Cinematographer), Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993 (Depicted), Carpenter, Walter Samuel, 1888-1976 (Depicted), Hart, William A., 1890- (Depicted), Du Pont, Henry Belin, 1898-1970 (Depicted), Gurie, Sigrid, 1911-1969 (Depicted), Franz, Eduard, 1902-1983 (Depicted)
Description: Footage from the 150th anniversary celebration of the DuPont Company. Includes clips of guests arriving, DuPont executives talking, taking pictures, and delivering speeches, performances from The DuPont Story actors, and the unveiling of the granite memorial marker.
Collection ID: Crawford H. Greenewalt films and sound recordings (Accession 2014.225)
Hagley ID: FILM_2014225_FC01
Collection: Film and Video

Title: The Story of Modern Home Comfort
Date(s): 1940
Contributor(s): Johns-Manville Corporation (Sponsor), Luther Reed, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Film about the importance of insulating your home. Framed by the story of a young newly-wed couple that is unsure about accepting an old house from a family member due to poor insulation. There are animations, demonstrations, and miniatures that help explain the science of insulation. The process of making "rock wool" insulation is detailed, both loose and batts. Safety concerns are addressed, ending in a demonstration of the insulations fireproof qualities. The film also shows skilled...
Show moreFilm about the importance of insulating your home. Framed by the story of a young newly-wed couple that is unsure about accepting an old house from a family member due to poor insulation. There are animations, demonstrations, and miniatures that help explain the science of insulation. The process of making "rock wool" insulation is detailed, both loose and batts. Safety concerns are addressed, ending in a demonstration of the insulations fireproof qualities. The film also shows skilled installation crews installing the rock wool using modern pneumatic techniques which do not effect the appearance of the home.
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Collection ID: The Story of Modern Home Comfort film (Accession 2014.255)
Hagley ID: FILM_2014255_FC01
Collection: Film and Video

Title: "Whatever man dreams, man can achieve" DuPont commercial, Cavalcade of America Commercials Reel No.1
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor)
Description: Spokesman quotes 'Whatever man dreams, man can achieve.' He goes on to point out the innovation of television and the transistor which may replace tubes in a television set. Atomic research, used for civilian applications such as medical research. DuPont plastics, rubber and fabrics are mentioned as well as Titanium. Spokesman then stresses the importance of science education and how there will be more jobs than people to fill them.
Collection ID: Cavalcade of America television commercials on film (Accession 2005.254)
Hagley ID: FILM_2005254_FC01_05
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials

Title: Barclay Stable: Kentucky Derby Special
Date(s): 1954
Description: John McShain, Mary McShain, and their friends from Barclay Stable travel by train from Philadelphia to Louisville, Kentucky, to observe the 80th running of the Kentucky Derby. Includes footage of the Barclay Stable party congregating in Philadelphia, people enjoying themselves on the train, Churchill Downs, the running of the race, and the winning horse, Determine, with his jockey, Raymond York. Produced by Bing Pictorial Studios, Ltd.
Collection ID: John McShain photographs (Accession 1990.268)
Hagley ID: FILM_1990268_FC01
Collection: John McShain photographs

Title: DuPont commercial introducing Teflon, Cavalcade of America Commercials Reel No.1
Date(s): 1952/1957, 1952, 1957
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor)
Description: Larry Livingston of the DuPont company introduces Teflon and its many uses.
Collection ID: Cavalcade of America television commercials on film (Accession 2005.254)
Hagley ID: FILM_2005254_FC01_06
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials