Washtenaw playground

The playground for the Washtenaw Intermediate Unit of Ann Arbor, Michigan is the most recent and most successful playground built with the assistance of the Playground Clearing House. With careful advance planning, the entire playground was built in three days. It involved the use of over a half million dollars worth of construction equipment. Narrated by Sherry Steiner.

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Credits

producer

Paul Hogan

production company

Ralph Lopatin

co-director

Mario Fratini

Joan Bressler

Duration

00:08:30:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011666

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Construction workers

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial equipment

Crafts & Visual Arts → Design

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community life

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Playgrounds

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1975

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