The Builders

A story without words of the construction of a building in Los Angeles, from the first truck taking excavated earth from the site to the last worker waxing the new floors.

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Credits

producer/director

Hart Sprager

production company

Sanson Productions

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1960

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307397

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Building

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Los Angeles (Calif.)

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Places → Los Angeles (Calif.)

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, 1960

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