| GEC FACTORY BUILDINGS General Electric Company Building | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6244 |
| Catalog #: | 369001 | |
| Clip Number: | 369001-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 396 A | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Great Britain | |
| Year Shot: | 1910 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Electric Motors | |
| Description: | GEC FACTORY BUILDINGS General Electric Company Building General Electric Company plant; company housing Great Britain; possibly in northern England. Pan across open field w/ nothing in it. Finally a few trees; then building w/ tower silhouetted in BG. Series of establishing shots; of various buildings. Rows of identical buildings- -company houses? Then long 3-story buildings; & a large institutional looking building. Finally smokestacks etc.; sign in BG "GEC". Closer view panning on the 3 story warehouse; "GEC Company Stores" on side. Also closer view of large bldg. w/ many tall arched windows; name of co. on to. More fairly close shots panning on GEC Steel Conduit Works; GEC Power House and Test House; GEC Foundry. 2 story middle class residential house w/ small garden; tree in front; pan rt. ; looks like similar house next door w/ yard between. Back to the plant; man hurries past long low building. Another shot of houses; from across street; showing row of identical houses- -company houses? Much more footage of GEC follows; showing interiors & workers. | |
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