9/11/2024

b&w industrial - Message from Industry - exterior factory - smokestacks - sign: Cadillac Motor Car Division, General Motors Corporation, Cleveland Tank Plant - women on assembly line - tanks test driven - tanks on field

Cadillac Assembly Line

Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) of Great Britain, attends services at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa, Canada. Exterior view and interior views of the Christ Church Cathedral (414 Sparks St., Ottawa, ON K1R 0B2, Canada). Sign on the stone wall of Cathedral reads: "Christ Church Cathedral." The Queen Mother arrives in a Cadillac automobile and walks past a group of Girl Scouts assembled on the lawn. She pauses to speak with some of the Girl Scouts. Photographers line the walkway and Royal Canadian Mounted Police hold open the doors of the Cathedral. The Rector greets the Queen Mother, who turns and waves to spectators, who mill about, many putting on their coats, after she enters the Cathedral. Front of the 1954 Cadillac car showing the British Royal Standard on the left front bumper. Location: Ottawa Ontario Canada. Date: November 14, 1954.

SOUTH AMERICA

01:22:42:16 - 01:23:34:07 Yellow Truck and Coach factory, cabs, trucks, Fifth Avenue traffic buses, man exits cab 01:23:33:21 - 01:24:45:12 Oldsmobile Washington DC capitol Bldg, Smithsonian, 1879 Oldsmobile, factory, cars, factory assemble, car catalogue 01:24:45:28 - 01:25:49:21 Cadillac headquarters, Dewar trophy, V8 engine, micrometer, LaSalle 01:25:49:21 - 01:28:00:18 Chevrolet Headquarters at GM building, assembly, hi angle assembly line, W. S. Knudsen 01:27:48:12 - 01:28:00:18 William S. Knudsen sits at desk and smokes cigar, president General Motors

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When the U.S. joins the Allies in World War I, airplane production kicks into gear. Car manufacturers and aviation companies set up factories with workers on assembly lines to build airplanes. Master in Apple Pro Res 422 HQ 29.97fps 1080p.

ORIG. COLOR 250 SOF / MAG. VS GEN. MOTORS CORP. CADILLAC AUTO PRODUCTION LINE ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS. MS WORKERS PUTTING CARDS IN TIME CLOCK. VS CADILLACS COMING OFF ASSEMBLY LINE. MORE ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS. VS AUTO TRAILERS LEAVING PLANT W / NEW CADILLACS BOUND FOR DEALERS. VS AUTOS BEING LOADED ON TRAILER. CI: INDUSTRIES: AUTO. BUILDINGS: FACTORIES, AUTO, CADILLAC. INDUSTRIES: WORKERS.

DESPITE A SLOW ECONOMY THE PRODUCTION LINE IS WORKING FULL SPEED AT THE GM TRUCK PLANT IN NORTH TEXAS

1920s: Man tries to inflate tire with hand pump; cu flat tire on model-T type car; people push car as car slowly falls apart; radiator overheats. 03:05:27 - 1910s: Cars assembled on assembly line; Model Ts leave factory; 1920s-30s cars on assembly line; chassis completed and new cars rolled out. 03:06:00: 1930s-40s: Policeman waves traffic on; cars on parkways, traffic jam in city 03:06:16 - Drive Ins - Car Hops bring food to cars, Waitress takes order; 1950s car drive into motel; cars enter Drive-In Movies; cars lined up in front of screen, hands take speakers, couple share drink as watch movie on drive-in screen. 03:07:03: COLOR: Flapper-dressed woman sings about wanting to own an Oldsmobile (1950s era); new sporty Oldsmobile's displayed at car show on revolving turntables. 03:07:31: COLOR: 1960 Rambler on road (front and back views); Man enters station wagon, opens door as camera dollies in POV entering car. 03:08:02: COLOR- Late 1960s cars on roads; camera pans through all manner of cars parked on grass that spans the Model T to a modern 1970s sedan and sports car. 03:08:50: COLOR - Slow Motion of car getting bumper impact test; 1970s era experimental cars displayed. 03:09:05- COLOR - 1990s: view inside auto dealership; Cadillacs displayed; people at auto show view concept cars on turntables, model at super sleek car To view this clip, please visit www.filmarchivesonline.com/onlineindex.shtml and click on HISTORY OF THE AUTO

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GM IS BUILDING ITS FIRST NEW ASSEMBLY PLANT IN U-S IN 15 YEARS...THE HIGH-TECH LANSING GRAND RIVER PLANT WILL MAKE BOTH CARS AND TRUCKS

Boy smiles at camera and introduces himself. Titles. Map of United States, camera zooms in on Michigan area. Male tour guide stands next to a Model T car, talks about it with boys. CU hand cranking the lever on the car. The group jumps in the car. CU on the dashboard. The car drives forward. CU pedals on the floor of car. CU hand brake. CU steering wheel with finger pointing to accelerator. CU dashboard with key in the ignition. Boy shouts 'I Live In Detroit!'. Montage of city traffic lights, street signs, the Ford plant, highway, city skyline, various views of downtown, city buildings, street signs (Cadillac Square). CU of the outline of Detroit on a map of the region. View of exterior of an automobile plant. Silent film footage of auto factory workers put together chassis by hand. Men roll partially built car around the factory floor (Model T grill). Tire rims roll down conveyor belt. Engines on conveyor belt. Model T cars drive out of factory. Modern day factory assembly line montage, CU auto parts on conveyor machines, hood placed on top of car, sparks fly from welding machine, frame of car is carried by overhead hooks to next station, engines are lowered into cars, man paints car with paint sprayer. Montage of kids in bumper cars attraction, fast editing in places. End credits.

ORIG / COL / SOF / MAG / SIL CS: SU CORDTZ ON AMERICAN AUTO SALES. EXTS "LINCOLN MERCURY" "OLDSMOBILE" SHOWROOM. VO CORDTZ. MS LOADED AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORT TRAILER TRUCK PASSING IN FRONT OF CAMERA. SU CORDTZ. VS AUTO ASSEMBLY LINE PRODUCTION IN GENERAL MOTORS "CADILLAC" PLANT. END CS. CI: INDUSTRIES: AUTO: CADILLAC.

<p>Strike leading to layoffs at Ford, GM</p>\n<p>-From CNN’s Chris Isidore</p>\n<p>Ford and General Motors confirmed Friday that 2,600 UAW members will be laid off due to the strike. </p>\n<p>The union has had 12,700 workers at three assembly plants on strike since early Friday, but that's less than 10% of the 145,000 members at more than 100 factories, warehouses and other facilities across the nation.</p>\n<p>But Ford said about 600 workers at Michigan Assembly Plant’s sub-assembly and stamping departments who were not on strike were told not to report to work Friday because their work couldn't be done without the final assembly and paint department at the plant, which are on strike.</p>\n<p>GM said about 2,000 UAW members at the Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas City, will be laid off at some point early next week without a quick end to the strike because it depends upon stampings from the nearby plant in Wentzville, Missouri, which is one of the three plants on strike. Fairfax makes the Chevrolet Malibu and Cadillac XT4 and is the only factory to make those two models.</p>\n<p>Stellantis, which builds vehicles for the US market under the Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Chrysler brands, has not announced any ripple effects from the strike leading to layoffs as of yet.</p>\n<p>When the UAW announced plans for targeted strikes against only a certain number of facilities, many experts were expecting it to strike plants that made parts, such as engines and transmissions. Striking even one of the automakers' transmission plants would result in a cut of 75% of that company's US vehicle output, according to industry consultant Jeff Schuster, the global head of automotive for GlobalData.</p>\n<p>“Two plants per company, you can pretty much idle North America,” he said.</p>\n<p>The UAW decided to strike only three major assembly plants, one at each company, at least for now. That allowed each company to keep most of its assembly lines working, and most of the145,000 UAW members on the job.</p>\n<p>The union criticized the GM and Ford layoffs and said it is ready if needed to expand the strike to other plants to ramp up pressure on the companies.</p>\n<p>"If the Big Three decide to lay people off who aren’t on strike, that’s them trying to put the squeeze on our members to settle for less," UAW President Shawn Fain said Saturday in a statement. "With their record profits, they don’t have to lay off a single employee."<b>--TEASE--</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VIDEO SHOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VO SCRIPT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SOT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--MUSIC INFO---</b></p>\n<p></p>

Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon of the United Kingdom (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) arrives at the Canadian National War Memorial (Wellington St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5A4, Canada) in a Cadillac automobile with a clear plastic roof. She walks along a line of Canadian war veterans and converses with some of them. Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer holds back crowd of enthusiastic spectators. The Queen Mother places a wreath at the base of the war memorial, which is already adorned with countless wreaths placed there on Canada's Remembrance Day. Memorial is engraved: "1914-1918." The Queen Mother wears three pearl necklaces. Canadian spectators pack the sidewalks, as the Queen Mother rides along the streets of Ottawa. Views, from a height, of the ceremony at the National War Memorial. The Queen Mother stands before assembled officials. A military band is in formation. Large numbers of spectators are assembled to watch. The Queen Mother's wreath is shown with its card reading: "From Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother." Location: Ottawa Ontario Canada. Date: November 13, 1954.

2:23 ""Trip to Japan"" by Jane Aaron. Aaron takes us to see Japan. 7:36 Jon Woronoff commentary by Eddie Becker. Woronoff, an author and businessman, talks about foreigners' misconceptions about Japan. ""The reason foreigners are fooled about Japan is because there are two levels of perception in Japan. One is called ""tatumai"" and it means ""illusion,"" or what one likes to consider things being. The other is called ""honei"" and it means ""truth,"" or the way things actually are in practice. When the Japanese speak to foreigners they speak ""tatamai"" - they say that things look better than they really are, that everything in Japan is harmonious, tranquil and peaceful. When they speak to Japanese, they speak ""honei"" - that is, they speak the truth and this is the way it is in their written articles and in the television media."" 10:50 ""The Zenshuji Zendeko Drummers"" by Nancy Cain. A team of Japanese boys play drums in Los Angeles. 11:13 ""Japanese-American Internment."" A look back at the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Featuring a vintage propaganda film starring Ronald Reagan and later footage of him offering reparations to the victims of internment. Frank Emi remembers this dark period of American history. ""Our Civil Rights were stripped away even though Naval Intelligence and FBI had completely cleared Japanese-Americans of any espionage."" He remembers that even liberal politicians like Earl Warren jumped on the bandwagon. ""Reagan's pardon took over 40 years...it took too long!"" yes, but you'd have to research the propaganda film 16:19 ""The Zenshuji Zendeko Drummers ""by Nancy Cain. 23:18 ""Trip to Japan ""by Jane Aaron. In Hiroshima, Aaron searches for a Western-style toilet. 25:44 Paul Igasaki commentary by Eddie Becker. Igasaki warns of a resurgence of anti-Japanese prejudice or ""Japan bashing"" in the United States. 27:44 May 1990 commercial by the Tri-State Pontiac Dealers Association urging Americans not to buy Japanese cars. 2 8:15 Paul Igasaki commentary by Eddie Becker. Igasaki shows us examples of anti-Japanese imagery in American advertising. 29:42 Oklahoma commercial. Businessmen from Chickasha, OK, advertise free land to Japanese businessmen to move an industry to their town. 30:32 Jon Woronoff continues to dispel myths about Japan. ""Not all Japanese companies offer lifetime employment, only the large Japanese companies don't lay off workers. Small companies, on the other hand, have to fire massive numbers of people."" 32:07 Ralph Nader commentary by Eddie Becker. Nader decries the failure of American capitalism. ""In 1980, the top executives of Fortune 300 companies were earning forty-five times what entry level employees were earning. Today it's ninety times as much. In Japan, the head of Toyota earns eight times what an assembly plant worker earns. We've had a massive failure of our managerial class here in the U.S."" 32:38 Images from Japanese automated assembly lines. 40:00 Japanese girl eats in some sort of a petting zoo. 40:43 ""Doug Michels on Japanese TV."" Michels is seen on Japanese TV talking about his projects such as Cadillac Ranch, an art piece done by The Ant Farm, and Bluestar, a futuristic think tank in space, and a proposal for a 50's-style theme park, Cadillac Fin, in Japan. ? 49:29 ""Trip to Japan"" by Jane Aaron. Public transportation. 49:50 More Jon Woronoff commentary. ""The worst New York subway situation is nothing compared to Japan. In Japan , the subways are filled to four or five times capacity. They actually have ""pushers"" - people who push passengers into the trains. It's mind-boggling. Japanese people travel this way day in and day out. Americans couldn't stand it. They would get claustrophobic."" 51:54 ""Trip to Japan - Peace Park in Hiroshima"" by Jane Aaron. Over visuals of Hiroshima's Memorial Park, Harry S. Truman's voice explains the dropping of the Atom bomb. ""I never had any qualms about it. I wanted to end the war in victory with the least possible loss of U.S. lives. The bomb was just another piece of artillery, and as Napoleon once said, 'The Lord is on the side with the heaviest artillery.'"" Truman's nonchalance is contrasted heavily with the testimonial of a Japanese woman describing the death of their countrymen from radiation poisoning. probably. Ask us first. 54:49 Ronald Reagan acts in more U.S. government industrial films. 55:47 ""The Zenshuji Zendeko Drummers"" by Nancy Cain plays under credits.

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