Film Fragment Caterpillar
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Fragment of narrated film sponsored by Caterpillar. Demonstrates the utility of Caterpillar machinery in many industrial settings. Narrator emphasizes the advantages of fuel-saving diesel engines.
Credits
Caterpillar Tractor Company (contributor)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Charles E. Krosse Collection
Subjects: Machinery
Shot log: 00:00 - Var MS, MLS tractor w/ auger and crane installing telephone poles, MLS machinery used for excavation 00:47 - Industry uses: VS moving materials in a foundry yard with bulldozing tractors and wagons 01:14 - MS driving past camera, tractors pushing/pulling trailers like a locomotive 01:37 - HA tractor moving concrete sewer pipe, MLS tractor powered crane 02:04 - City uses: MLS bulldozer moving trash, VS tractor w/ cable pulling down damaged houses after earthquake 02:45 - Federal Projects: LS industrial tractor mowing grass, PAN bi-planes taking off, VS tractor pulling army canon 03:23-03:31 - *sound and image cuts in and out* 03:31 - VS bulldozer leveling field, MLS tractor moving crane, pulling small building
Cfa elements: Print, 150 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4364
Subjects: Machinery
Shot log: 00:00 - Var MS, MLS tractor w/ auger and crane installing telephone poles, MLS machinery used for excavation 00:47 - Industry uses: VS moving materials in a foundry yard with bulldozing tractors and wagons 01:14 - MS driving past camera, tractors pushing/pulling trailers like a locomotive 01:37 - HA tractor moving concrete sewer pipe, MLS tractor powered crane 02:04 - City uses: MLS bulldozer moving trash, VS tractor w/ cable pulling down damaged houses after earthquake 02:45 - Federal Projects: LS industrial tractor mowing grass, PAN bi-planes taking off, VS tractor pulling army canon 03:23-03:31 - *sound and image cuts in and out* 03:31 - VS bulldozer leveling field, MLS tractor moving crane, pulling small building
Cfa elements: Print, 150 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4364
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09