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Series: Truck
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AD 358
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Internationals on the Job: IH, circa 1935 1 reel of 1; 380 feet; sound; b&w; 16 mm print : IH trucks are put to work in the mining, hauling, utility service, delivery, and logging industries. Featuring dual drive 6 wheel trucks, half-ton panel trucks. Form/genre: Advertising
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AC 754
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To Market and Home Again: IH, 1936 1 reel of 1; 383 feet; sound; b&w; 16 mm print : Shows advantages of using IH trucks for speedy delivery of farm products. Shows period harvesting of ag products. Form/genre: Advertising
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CB 808
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Jungle Yachts in the Belgian Congo: IH/Courier, circa 1938 1 reel of 1; 730 feet; sound; b&w; 16 mm print : Follows Gatti expedition in the Congo, featuring the DS-30 truck. Narration by Chester Santon. Form/genre: Adventure (Non-Fiction); Sponsored
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AD 352
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Heavy Duty Truck Leadership: Wilding, circa 1940s 1 reel of 1; 300 feet; sound; b&w; 16 mm print : One dealer shows another a film on destructive testing on truck testing grounds. Four and six wheel trucks shown. Form/genre: Training; Industrial; Advertising
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AD 362
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Masters Among Trucks: IHC, 1940s 1 reel of 1; 360 feet; sound; b&w; 16 mm print : Shows how IHC trucks are involved in the oil well servicing, road building and maintenance, concrete mixing, strip mining, limestone, and silica sand industries. Film in poor condition. Form/genre: Advertising
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AD 387
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School Days: IH, circa 1940s 1 reel of 1; 400 feet; sound; b&w; 16 mm print : Argues for the use of IH chassis for school bus service. Shows brakes, engine, etc. Gives sample argument to convince school boards to use IH buses and consolidate school bus routes. Form/genre: Advertising
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DE 953
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Singing Wheels and IH Presents: Tested Performance: IH/Wilding, 1940s 1 reel of 1; 1120 feet; sound; b&w; 16 mm print : IH, along with the Automobile Manufacturing Association, presents a look at the importance of trucks and the trucking industry to the “growing American population.” The film illustrates this importance with (lip-synching) singing truck drivers and an apocalyptic sequence about the mass disappearance of trucks. Director: H.L. Roberts. Story by Morgan Gibney and James Prindle. Photo: Orlando Lippert and George Hoover. Music: Edwin E. Ludwig. Lyrics: Maurice H. Stoller. At about 23 and a half minutes (850') in, reel also includes “Tested Performance,” an advertisement for the Green Diamond engine. Form/genre: Sponsored; Educational; Advertising
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FG 014
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Tooling Up for Modern Truck Production: IH, undated 1 reel of 1; 1673 feet; silent; b&w; 16 mm print : Film shows IH truck engine production from rough casting to shipment, includes machining, assembly, testing. Major parts shows are the block, crankshaft, oil pump, head. Director: Bob Chevalier, Stan O'Haver.
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AC 829
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Tested Performance: Wilding Pictures Productions 1 reel of 1; 331 feet; sound; b&w; 16 mm print : Sales film for K-series trucks includes testing and uses. Form/genre: Advertising
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CB 797
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An African Adventure...with Attilio Gatti (The Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition): Calvin, 1947 1 reel of 1; 810 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Attilio Gatti on his 11th expedition to Africa, thanks to IH trucks and equipment. Wildlife and local celebrations in East Africa are captured on film; shortwave radio connections are tested. Director: Gatti, photographed by Errol C. Prince. Form/genre: Adventure (Non-Fiction); Sponsored
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DE 142
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A Way of Life: IH, 1947 1 reel of 1; 882 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Shows advantages of consolidated rural school districts in Beaverton, Mich. Shows IH equipment, mainly school busses. Form/genre: Educational; Sponsored
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DE 140
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New Champions of Transportation: IH, circa 1949 1 reel of 1; 928 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Film shows the long process of engineering the new L line series of trucks. Includes testing.
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CB 802
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Desert Whipping Post: Dowling/IH, circa 1950s 1 reel of 1; 950 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : In-depth look at International Harvester's Arizona proving ground, including its natural and man-made history and construction, the engineering department, the grueling conditions (heat), and trucks tested. Sound quality is not good. Form/genre: Industrial; Advertising
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CB 420
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USA Today: Pat Dowling (?), circa 1950s 1 reel of 1; 573 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Film shows how IH trucks fit into the nation's transportation system. Film shows wide range of IH trucks, mostly larger. Shows engineering and testing. Form/genre: Advertising
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CB 806
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Hill Drivers: IH Springfield Works, 1950 1 reel of 1; 575 feet; silent; color; 16 mm print : A small group of Springfield Works staff take five IH trucks on a drive through the Ohio countryside, the rolling hills of Hocking State Forest, Vinton County, and back home to Springfield Works again. Along the way they stop at a diner for breakfast, a truck stop for lunch, and a gas station, and pass a rural homestead and the Opekasit Center (an IH dealership) in Jeffersonville. Form/genre: Amateur
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DE 145
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A Professional Portrait: Wilding Pictures Production, 1950 1 reel of 1; 887 feet; sound; b&w; 16 mm print : A newspaper reporter, anxious to blast the trucking industry, discovers that truck drivers are very safety conscious. Many old trucks in film, including IH. Director: O.P. Lippert. Form/genre: Sponsored; Educational
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DE 158
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You're the Doctor: Audio Productions Inc., 1951 1 reel of 1; 1093 feet; sound; b&w; 16 mm print : Film shows proper technique for valve jobs. Form/genre: Training
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DE 160
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Bonanza at Great Bear: Victory Film, circa 1960s 1 reel of 1; 978 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Film about fishing at Canada's Great Bear Lake; IH Scout used by fishing lodge. Form/genre: Sponsored; Adventure (Non-fiction)
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AD 360
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Just Out the Scout!: IH, circa 1960s 1 reel of 1; 163 feet; silent(?); color; 16 mm print : David Brinkley and Chet Huntley discuss the development of the Scout but there's no sound. Also featuring Stu Erwin and Fahey Flynn. Form/genre: Advertising
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AD 361
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“Loadstar Epilogue”: IH, 1960s 1 reel of 1; 255 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : In this training short, a Mr. Garroway [Dave Garroway?] pretends to answer questions from an audience of IH dealers about Loadstar and Scout promotions. Likely an “interactive” feature, where someone at each viewing “interacted” with Mr. Garroway by reading questions to him from a script distributed to dealerships along with the movie. Mr. Garroway's answers become increasingly ribald. Form/genre: Industrial; Training
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CB 354
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M.T. Dealer Meeting - Diesel & Final: Wilding, circa 1960s unknown number of reels; 459 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Narrator introduces new diesel engine line and explains how they will meet customers' needs. Form/genre: Training
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AD 371
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The New Internationals: IH, circa 1960 1 reel of 1; 425 feet; sound; b&w; 16 mm print : Film explains what goes into the design and testing of new IH line of trucks. Includes scale and full size wooden models and 'undercover' highway tests. Form/genre: Advertising
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CB 823
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There's More to Cooling (Positive Flow Deaerating Cooling System): Calvin/Cummins Engine Company Training Department, circa 1960s 1 reel of 1; 739 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : The operation, maintenance, issues, and problems with the modern cooling system of trucks is discussed in detail. Form/genre: Industrial; Training
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AD 374
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Trucks and Data Processing: IH and Springfield Works, circa 1960s 1 reel of 1; 240 feet; silent; color; 16 mm print : As workers build and inspect truck chassis, they enter data onto worksheets and machines. An IBM 024 key punch and IBM 1403 printer are featured. Form/genre: Industrial
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DE 955
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The Big News: IH, 1961 1 reel of unknown number of reels; 1410 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Chet Huntley and David Brinkley star in this training film introducing the new C-line, the Travelette, the Travelall, and the Scout. Chet and David discuss the coming “family boom” and forecast that by the 1980s there will be 14 gigantic “strip cities”, including one that ranges from New York City to Chicago. Good footage of 1950s IH trucks as well as the new lines. Ribald humor and harsh sexual stereotypes appear mostly in segments with television and film personalities Carmelita Pope, Stu Erwin, and Harry Elders. Possibly reel two of two. Form/genre: Training; Advertising
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FE 967
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1964 Dealer Meeting “Morning”: IH Hickory Hills Advertising Center, 1964 1 reel of 1; 1689 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Film for 1964 IH truck dealership meeting. Young son joins father's dealership, modernizes it. Shows many trucks, discusses baby boom.
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FE 968
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1964 Dealer Meeting “Afternoon”: IH Hickory Hills Advertising Center, 1964 1 reel of 1; 1635 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Continuation of 1964 IH truck dealership meeting, this film concentrates on product line. Bizarre psychedelic dream sequence involving Ringling Bros. Circus and possibly Rowan & Martin.
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DE 165
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1965 Dealer Announcement Section I: Wilding Business Communications, 1964 1 reel of 1; 1185 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Truck drivers and maintenance men examine new IH truck. Also shows testing procedures.
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DE 166
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1965 Dealer Announcement Section II: Wilding Business Communications, 1964 1 reel of 1; 1227 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Concentrates on light truck sales development. Actors interview dealers.
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DE 167
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1965 Dealer Announcement Section III: Wilding Business Communications, 1964 1 reel of 1; 855 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : First segment shows changes in IH's light duty trucks. Second segment shows IH's new metro.
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DE 947
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CO Cab Assembly IH Springfield Works, 5 OCT 1966: IH Springfield Works, 1966 1 reel of 1; 1230 feet; silent; color; 16 mm print : Workers at the IH Springfield Works construct cabover cabs before transfer to Chatham works. Names and numbers of processes given. Construction does not seem to be filmed as a cumulative process. Two moments near the beginning catch the workers performing hijinks for the camera: one man does a flip, another two kiss. Form/genre: Industrial
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DE 948
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DAF: Made in Holland [Van Doorne's Autobielfabrieken N.V. Presenteert]: Multiform, circa 1970s 1 reel of 1; 950 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : The making of DAF automobiles in Holland. Music, no narration. Shows different processes involved in automobile manufacture. Also features dream sequences of individuals touring the factory, usually involving taking DAF vehicles on holiday. At 350' into the movie, one of these sequences involves a half-naked woman voluntarily being sprayed with car paint.
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CB 824
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[Desert Testing footage]: IH, circa 1970s 1 reel of 1; 700 feet; silent; color; 16 mm print : Close-up footage of man filling out data sheets, a stopwatch, a boot hitting a brake pedal, a man driving a truck and lighting a cigarette, windshield washer, cab controls. Shots of desert road from cab, road sign. Form/genre: Unedited
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CB 357
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Driving to Keep Our Nation on the Move: IH for ATA foundation, circa 1970s 1 reel of 1; 616 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Film surveys lifestyles of truckers. Good overview of different drivers with interviews. Form/genre: Sponsored; Educational
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CB 826
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[Exhaust Lab Testing]: IH, Griffith and Harrold, circa 1970s 1 reel of 1; 595 feet; silent; color; 16 mm print : Exhaust lab testing footage, footage of Scouts and Travelalls. a man presumably talking about reducing exhaust emissions sits in front of a chalkboard in what could be a lab or a classroom. Lots of header between footage. Form/genre: Unedited
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AD 359
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It Makes Sense: IH, circa 1970s 1 reel of 1; 430 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Film advertising the V-280 and V-800 engines, for 4370 Transtar, Paystar, and other trucks. Form/genre: Advertising
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AD 366
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Scout Ad Living Room (Rev. 1): IH, circa 1970s 1 reel of 1; 27 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Spot for Scouts features one being driven out of a couple's living room. Form/genre: Advertising
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AD 367
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Scout Ad Stairs (Rev 1): IH, circa 1970s 1 reel of 1; 23 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : After having a Scout driven down his mansion's front stairs, a wealthy man and his butler drive down dirt road, presumably toward a fishing and/or hunting spot, and discuss the truck's various qualities. Form/genre: Advertising
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CB 822
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The Seddon-Atkinson 300: Clearwater Ltd. Film Co, circa 1970s 1 reel of 1; 725 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Detailed advertising film about the 6-wheel S-A 300. Fairly technical information given. Form/genre: Advertising
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CB 820
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That's Pride (The Transtar 4200 and 4300 Conventionals): IH Photo Center, circa 1970s 1 reel of 1; 740 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Shows workers building, painting, and inspecting IH trucks. Workers are interviewed about the personal pride they build into the Transtar Line. Good detail, but repetitive. Form/genre: Advertising
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FG 251
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Tomorrow Begins with You: IH, circa 1970s 1 reel of 1; 1720 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : A consecutive series of detailed ads covers many features of the 9370 conventional, from computer-aided design to custom paint job options to the clutch system. Last spot features Johnny Unitas. Form/genre: Advertising
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AD 348
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Engineering: From Plans to Designs [Ft. Wayne Board Presentation]: IH/Hickory Hill, circa 1972 1 reel of 1; 300 feet; silent; color; 16 mm print : Silent film, possibly meant to be shown at a Ft. Wayne board presentation. Shows efforts at exhaust emissions lab, as well as destructive and crash testing, to improve elements of design applicable to federal safety standards. Transtar 4200, Scout, Cargostar, other trucks. Form/genre: Industrial
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AD 376
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The “WOW” Wagon: Scout II: IH, circa 1972 1 reel of 1; 385 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Charlie Baxter wants a rugged vehicle built for his fishing trips, but his wife Velma isn't so sure. Junior wants a “groovy car” and convinces them that the Scout II will fit all their needs. Campy. Form/genre: Advertising
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AD 373
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Trucking Is a Five Letter Word: IHPC, circa 1972 1 reel of 1; 280 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Advertising film features mechanized building and tooling of carbureted and diesel truck and construction engines. Form/genre: Advertising
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AD 346
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A Day with the Paystar: IH Photo Center, 1973 1 reel of 1; 324 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Footage of Paystars being used to move heavy-duty drilling equipment. Features 210, 5000. A presentation by IH Export Company (possibly for Russian export). Form/genre: Advertising; Stock shot
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AD 339
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Fiftieth Anniversary in Fort Wayne: IH Photo Center, circa 1973 1 reel of 1; 278 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Shows the festivities at the Ft. Wayne plant, in honor of the plant's 50th year in that community. Families tour the factory and grounds. Featuring Transtar 4200, Scout II, 1907 auto buggy, ERTL truck, and payline toys. Form/genre: Unedited
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CB 419
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From Artichokes to Zanesville: Concert Films Inc., 1973 1 reel of 1; 924 feet; silent; color; 16 mm print : Shows importance of trucks to nation's industry, including Zanesville Pottery. Sequential direction by Robert Anderson, Scott Anderson, Joe Phipps, and Ed Kean. Form/genre: Sponsored; Educational
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AC 770
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IH Con Expo (Holland): IH, 1973 1 reel of 1; 436 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : IH truck sales film for metric countries. Shows wide variety of IH trucks in wide variety of applications.
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CB 036
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International Con Expo 73: Shield Productions, 1973 1 reel of 1; 1074 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : IH truck sales film for metric countries. Shows wide variety of IH trucks in wide variety of applications. Same as other version, but in Russian.
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DE 146-150
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Issues and Actions-1975: Fred A. Niles Communications Centers, 1974 5 reels of 5; 1266, 66, 1028, 606, 1106 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Dealer meeting film for 1975 IH trucks. Discusses effects of economy, labor, and regulations on trucking industry. Many interviews. Form/genre: Industrial
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CB 816
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RVs-The Safe, Thrifty Way to Go!: IH/Walter J. Klein Co., Ltd., 1974 1 reel of 1; 500 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : A family buys an IH Scout and RV so that they may travel with thrift and safety in mind. Covers safety tips. Director: Chris Cafege. Filmed by Cafege and Robert P. Klein. Script by Klein. Form/genre: Advertising
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CB 320
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Color Me Quality: IH Consumer Photographic Center, 1975 1 reel of 1; 539 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Shows new production line for gasoline truck engines in Indianapolis, with emphasis on work environment, color (psychology), and automation.
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CB 825
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[Desert Testing]: IH, 1975 1 reel of 1; 600 feet; silent; color; 16 mm print : Silent, roughly spliced footage featuring desert testing of IH trucks in desert conditions. Shows brake and water testing. Travelall, Scout pulling RV. “Head-work print.” Form/genre: Unedited
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CB 827
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[Fort Wayne Testing]: IH, circa 1975 1 reel of 1; 840 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Footage of all manner of testing on IH truck brakes, wheels, cabs, and engines, conducted in laboratories and on tracks and roads. Includes Belgium block test, mud bath, twist course. Features Scouts as well as other vehicles. Form/genre: Unedited
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CB 360
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Patton Speech: Sedelmaier, circa 1974 1 reel of 1; 478 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : IH uses parody of speech scene from Patton to motivate truck dealers to sell new “Transtar II” trucks. Profane. Form/genre: Training; Industrial
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CB 321
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System 400: Price Weber Associates, 1975 1 reel of 1; 539 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Shows new production line for gasoline truck engines in Indianapolis, with emphasis on work environment, color (psychology), and automation.
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CB 418
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Built to Perform: IH Truck Division, circa 1976 1 reel of 1; 569 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Film shot at Springfield Plant. Film about International Harvester's compliance with new federal air brake rules. Engineering, testing, training, and production of Loadstar trucks.
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AD 384
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[Scout ad film]: IH, circa 1976 1 reel of 1; 193 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Members of the press come to International Harvester's Hickory Hill campus to test-drive the new Scout Traveler, Terra, and Scout II. Detailed list of specifications are given. Concludes with the directive to “Scout the America others pass by.” Form/genre: Advertising
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AD 347
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Endurance Machine: Creative Establishment, 1978 1 reel of 1; 218 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Advertisement for Transtar II. Shows evolution of IH cabover trucks; spends a lot of time talking up the virtues of the Transtar's BBC (bumper-back of cab measurement). Form/genre: Advertising
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CB 818
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Scouting Old Sandy with Billy Kidd (A Scout Adventure): IH Photo Center, circa 1979 1 reel of 1; 790 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Billy Kidd, professional skier and resident of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, takes Jake Hoeschler and Janet Borden on a ski trip down an out-of-the-way peak called Old Sandy, courtesy of Kidd's Rallye Scout. Form/genre: Adventure; Sponsored
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AD 378
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[BBC news story on slumping truck sales]: BBC, 1980 1 reel of 1; 165 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : In the midst of slumping truck sales, Seddon-Atkinson introduced the 401, featuring the return of the “Big A” logo. Seddon-Atkinson spokespeople speak of chances for the truck's success despite the odds. The BBC appears to remain skeptical. Form/genre: News
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AD 375
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We Build Your Kind of Truck: IH/Creative Establishment, circa 1980 1 reel of 1; 320 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Focus on the men who build, design, and sell IH trucks. Shows medium and medium heavy “S” series, including S1900. IH Vocational. Form/genre: Advertising; Company Promotion
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CB 356
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Rollover: Film Counselors Associates, 1985 1 reel of 1; 758 feet; sound; color; 16 mm print : Film surveys lifestyles of truckers, shows wide variety of mid-70s IH trucks.
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DE 959
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[Stock truck advertising footage]: Detroit Art Services/Allied Film Lab, 1985 1 reel of 1; 800 feet; silent; color; 16 mm negative : Footage of International truck advertising. Director: R. Salay; camera by Ed Kukla. Form/genre: Advertising; Stock shots
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