H.J. Maxwell: railroad engineer

United States, 1960

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A student documentary interview with H.J. Maxwell as he talks about his nearly 50 years with the Santa Fe Railway. Shows Maxwell working in the rail yards and looks at various procedures and different types of engines.

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Credits

director

Trevor Greenwood

production company

University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Theater Arts

Duration

00:07:11:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1960

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

313308

Language

English

Subject categories

Amateur & Student Films

Amateur & Student Films → Student films - United States

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Engineers

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads - United States

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

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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