1931 - USA Better Working Conditions & Women R2 of 3.
Continuation from previous reel of rules spelt out in rhymes in titles beginning w/ 6th, re neat washrooms & lunchrooms. MCU Woman drinking at water fountain; others washing hands at communal fountains in bathroom.
00:15:28 Women at self-service canteen, carrying food trays. Dining room, women workers in white uniforms & scarfs eating.
00:15:56 Title re plant safety. MCU sign: Safety First Last & Always. Line of women operating punch presses; male supervisors walking past & talking with them.
00:16:28 MS over shoulder of woman feeding parts into forming die into punch press w/ safety bar.
00:17:00 Women in uniform w/ caps standing, stacking butter or ??. Tilt down to flat shoes.
00:17:17 Title re eye protection. MS pan room of women operating machines w/ shields & wearing safety glasses.
00:17:54 Title re avoid strain by alternating work. Three black women fold sheets / laundry. Women assemble boxes; conveyor belts & packaging.
00:19:04 CU Leaflet: Women Workers and Industrial Poisons. Pan nurse in surgery administering medicine to woman worker.
00:19:39 Title & animated text re steps to eliminate human waste: A Living Wage And Short Hours; Clean, Well Ventilated Workrooms; Right Posture At Work And Good Lighting; Guarded Machinery And Safety First Program; Protection Against Industrial Diseases; Sanitary Service Facilities.
00:20:36 Title re labor saving machinery. Silk hose factory & woman worker walks around picking stockings from machines; same worker riding double moving chair back & worth to avoid standing & bending.
00:21:56 MCU women wrapping lollipops; MCU putting lollipops onto machine w/ conveyor belts, wrapped candy spitting off conveyor onto table. Wrapping boxes by hand & by machines.
00:23:49 Title & packing boxes of Kellog’s Corn Flakes by hand & by machine.
00:25:55 Title & rolling bandages by hand & machine.
00:26:38 Title & women preparing bed sheets & feeding into ironing machine.
00:27:19 Title & women gathering pages for books by hand; fewer women doing same using machines. 00:28:48 Title & secretary typing & electrical automatic typewriters operated w/ punched paper tapes.
Industry; Industrial Processes; Depression; Silent Documentary; American Government Propaganda; Capitalism; 1930s; Machine Age; Production Lines; Efficiency;
NOTE: Partial or entire reel sold at per reel rate. Good quality & footage of women’s working conditions & improvements brought about by labor-saving machines.
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1931 - USA Better Working Conditions & Women R2 of 3. Continuation from previous reel of rules spelt out in rhymes in titles beginning w/ 6th, re neat washrooms & lunchrooms. MCU Woman drinking at water fountain; others washing hands at communal fountains in bathroom. 00:15:28 Women at self-service canteen, carrying food trays. Dining room, women workers in white uniforms & scarfs eating. 00:15:56 Title re plant safety. MCU sign: Safety First Last & Always. Line of women operating punch presses; male supervisors walking past & talking with them. 00:16:28 MS over shoulder of woman feeding parts into forming die into punch press w/ safety bar. 00:17:00 Women in uniform w/ caps standing, stacking butter or ??. Tilt down to flat shoes. 00:17:17 Title re eye protection. MS pan room of women operating machines w/ shields & wearing safety glasses. 00:17:54 Title re avoid strain by alternating work. Three black women fold sheets / laundry. Women assemble boxes; conveyor belts & packaging. 00:19:04 CU Leaflet: Women Workers and Industrial Poisons. Pan nurse in surgery administering medicine to woman worker. 00:19:39 Title & animated text re steps to eliminate human waste: A Living Wage And Short Hours; Clean, Well Ventilated Workrooms; Right Posture At Work And Good Lighting; Guarded Machinery And Safety First Program; Protection Against Industrial Diseases; Sanitary Service Facilities. 00:20:36 Title re labor saving machinery. Silk hose factory & woman worker walks around picking stockings from machines; same worker riding double moving chair back & worth to avoid standing & bending. 00:21:56 MCU women wrapping lollipops; MCU putting lollipops onto machine w/ conveyor belts, wrapped candy spitting off conveyor onto table. Wrapping boxes by hand & by machines. 00:23:49 Title & packing boxes of Kellog’s Corn Flakes by hand & by machine. 00:25:55 Title & rolling bandages by hand & machine. 00:26:38 Title & women preparing bed sheets & feeding into ironing machine. 00:27:19 Title & women gathering pages for books by hand; fewer women doing same using machines. 00:28:48 Title & secretary typing & electrical automatic typewriters operated w/ punched paper tapes. Industry; Industrial Processes; Depression; Silent Documentary; American Government Propaganda; Capitalism; 1930s; Machine Age; Production Lines; Efficiency; NOTE: Partial or entire reel sold at per reel rate. Good quality & footage of women’s working conditions & improvements brought about by labor-saving machines.