‘Travelogue, made for theatrical showing and commissioned by Cheverolet, promoting tourism by car…’ Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise …
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The Ohio River LifeBoat Project from the STUDIO’s previous fellow Carolyn Lambert was a four month journey on a customized boat. The LifeBoat hosted potluck dinners to discuss the intersections of recreation and commerce, culture and ecology of the Ohio River. Drawing on the personal stories and memories of towboat captains, swimmers, casino boat pilots, …
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Home movies (ca. late 1950s) from a Detroit, Michigan family shot on a trip from Detroit, Michigan to the Beaver, Pennsylvania area to attend a funeral. The end of the film shows a visit to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY
