Magazine film in three sections: “War on winter” - showing modern methods of land clearance in northern Sweden; “Work on wax” - showing how another oil product is finding a multitude of everyday uses; “London’s times” - how oil helps to keep the phenomenal accuracy of the famous Big Ben.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
308449
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oils and fats
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Petroleum products
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → London (England)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sweden
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - United States
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Petroleum products
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)