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13185_8231_twenties_history1

1924
B&W

The clip opens with a strong man stretching and flexing. He picks up a mallet and hits something very hard. A crowd of industrial workers cheer him on. The next few scene are double exposed. Images of factory workers exposed over the machinery and apparatuses they operate is shown. Steam engines and auto-body assembly lines are shown. ThIis clip symbolizes the roaring production of the 1920's in the United States. Clip concludes with old street footage of shops, workman and cable cars.