Maintenance of Roads

Maintenance of Roads

Rejissyor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Public Roads. Some shots to be logged. Boy lies down on mother's lap while she sews up a tear in his pants. 08:15:24:15 Woman sits on coach sewing. Boy in with old-fashioned 1930s pants tucked into his socks enters frame, shows his mother the hole in his pants, lies stomach first on her lap, and the mother proceeds to sew the boys pants. Scene followed by intertitle: “The proverbial ‘stitch in time’ applies with equal force to the maintenance of roads.” 08:17:10:27 Two Black men step out of a 1920s style truck to check for damage under their vehicle; they find a piece of middle broken off from their car. 08:17:34:13 VS wrecked 1920s style cars at the scrap yard. 08:17:59:04 VS two 1920s men with shovels doing road maintenance work along with other workers further down along the road. 08:21:09:11 CU hammering nail into wood board. 08:21:17:03 Man placing metal weights on one end of scale to balance with a flask of oil. 08:21:19:27 Man ratcheting with long lever. 08:21:23:29 CU man in protective mask welding. 08:21:37:29 VS in road sign work shop. Signs in shop read: Town Line, Road Right, W. Bridgewater 3, E. Bridgewater 6, Halifax 12, Kingston 19, Wrentham, Brookfield 20, Worcester 37 Boston 57, Melrose. 08:25:46:03 Road gang painting and fixing guard rails off side of highway. 08:26:33:06 VS men putting up road sign for Mass US 20 and 32 L. 08:27:07:20 VS Road maintenance workers painting center strip on road. 08:34:37:09 Strange shot of wilderness with “We are the Friends of Man” superimposed over it. 08:39:03:05 VS minister in robe at the podium in a church; audience of men and women in 1930s style clothing. 08:40:35:23 Seedling trees growing and the words “Give Us a Chance” superimposed over them. 08:40:59:12 VS farmer and his wife planting cotton seeds with a horse drawn plow. 08:43:42:17 VS Farmers and Forest Servicemen pull up to forest fire with water and buckets; water barrels on the back of the fire truck with “Help Prevent Forest Fires, It Pays” hand painted on the bac

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