Master 1867 - Tape 1 Raw footage of suburban neighborhoods, archetypal nuclear family, classic cars, traffic scenes, gas stations & service garages, circa 1959.
Excellent panning TLS gorgeous mid-1950s model blue & white two-tone Buick Century two-door hardtop with whitewall tires driving along quaint suburban neighborhood street in California, passing by manicured Eisenhower-era green lawns and family-sturdy ranch homes; white male driver-- whom we'll refer to as Dad-- drives along, waving arm out open window; Dad pulls into driveway. TLS Dad getting out of Buick Century parked in driveway of suburban home, pan right to well-dressed & groomed son & daughter running out of home to greet Dad; Dad, wearing light gray business suit but smiling after a hard day at the office, tosses his leather briefcase to his son, hugs his daughter, then all walk arm-in-arm to doting Mom, who wears bright canary yellow knee-length dress, black high heels, while drying a dish with hand towel near front porch -- housewife. The archetypal white bread 1950s nuclear family. Panning TLS Jane, Junior, Mom and Dad exiting house, each carrying a suitcase, Dad carrying two. MS Mom standing outside house, drying hands on towel. MS Jane sticking head out open window of Buick Century. MSs Dad loading suitcases into trunk of Buick. Rear view MS mid-1950s model automobiles parked at traffic light in Los Angeles, California. Rear view subjective POV traveling shot of automobiles driving fairly slowly along congested freeway. Sideview MS two-tone Buick car on raised hydraulic lift in auto repair shop garage. CUs hands of white male mechanic screwing new spring stabilizer support bar underneath car. TLS white male Glendale police officer walking through parking lot, headed toward two-tone Dodge Cornet squad car (cop car, police car); rear view TLS Dodge cop car driving through lot, taking left turn. Excellent rear view subjective POV traveling shot automobile traffic on smoggy highway, passing sign for Silver Lake Boulevard exit, two cars taking exit.
Panning MS ambulance station wagon passing camera, patient on gurney in hold, suburban Los Angeles, California. MSs street traffic light changing from red to green. Panning TLSs mid-1950s Buick Century two-tone hardtop two-door with whitewall tires coming to stop at traffic light near overpass, Melrose Avenue intersection. Traveling MSs white man wearing light gray business suit while driving Buick Century, window rolled down. Rear view subjective POV traveling shot Buick Century driving along commercial / business district, parallel-parked cars lining street. MS wooden sign: "Entering Angeles National Forest." Rear view subjective POV traveling shots Buick Century driving along winding road snaking through valley, hazy mountains lining scene. MS street traffic light signaling green, Los Angeles, California. MS sign: "Hellwig Installed Here! Stabilizers, Overload Springs." MS "Hellwig Spring Stabilizers" sign on gas pump. MS white man wearing light gray business suit while wiping face with handkerchief, standing beside mid-1950s Buick Century hardtop two-door parked in gas station, white male service attendant sporting blazing red hair & blue jumpsuit standing beside gas pumps. MSs business man showing gas station attendant the car's worn shock absorbers by bouncing front end. Panning TLS "Douglas Motor Clinic" sign above service garage. MS/TLSs Hellwig Springs signs on garage. LS ambulance station wagon followed by motorcycle cop driving along street, traffic in FG. TLSs mid-1950s light green-colored Ford Crestline parked in gas station lot. LS Hellwig factory sales & service garage-- "stabilizers for overload springs, torque control units." TLSs Buick Century parked at gas station, white man talking with gas station attendant. MSs Ford Crestline hooked to trailer. MS light blue early 50s Ford pickup truck in garage lot.