- Title: F-5508
- Summary: THE BIG WIDE HIGHWAY: HIGHWAYS, TRAFFIC, VEHICLES CIRCA 1955. TURKEY FARMER
- Description:00:40:49 - FARMER AND SON LOADING TURKEYS INTO BACK OF TRUCK FOR MARKET. CU TURKEY. 00:41:06 - FATHER AND SON GET INTO TRUCK CU BOY WAVING GOODBYE TO HIS MOTHER. CU MOTHER WAVING GOODBYE FARMER'S WIFE 00:41:16 - CU TURKEY 00:41:19 - FARMER DRIVING TURKEYS TO MARKET. DOG RUNS ALONG SIDE TRUCK. RURAL DIRT ROAD. FARM SILO IN B/G 00:41:36 - TRUCK STOPS IN FRONT OF CAMERA. CU 1950s FARMER TRUCK DRIVES OFF DIRT ROAD ONTO PAVED ROAD. STOPS AT STOP SIGN. CU SMILING BOY. TRUCK DRIVES ONTO HIGHWAY. FARMER LOOKS BOTH WAYS BEFORE ENTERING HIGHWAY 00:42:14 - FARMER AND HIS SON DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. PASS STANDARD OIL TRUCK. FAST MOVING VEHICLES PASS OLD TRUCK. OLD TRUCK PASSING AUTO CARRIER 00:43:20 - CU BOY IN TRUCK POINTS HIS FINGER, BOY POINTING 00:43:27 - CU SPEEDOMETER SLOWING FROM 40 TO 30 TRUCK HAS 69,206 MILES ON IT. EARLY 1950s SPEEDOMETER 00:43:32 - TRUCKS AND CARS ON HIGHWAY COME TO A CURVE. HIGHWAY ROAD SIGN WITH ARROW. 45 MPH ROAD SIGN 00:43:43 - POV IN TRUCK ON HIGHWAY, 1955 00:43:50 - BOY TURNS AROUND IN TRUCK, POLICE SIREN AUDIBLE. HIGHWAY POLICEMAN ON MOTORCYCLE PULLS TRUCK OVER CU SPEEDOMETER DROPPING FROM 40 MPH. POLICEMAN ALERTS FARMER BACK TIRE NEEDS AIR. 00:44:32 - POV PASSING SMALL PLANE AIRPORT, 1955. PRIVATE PLANES 00:44:37 - POV ENTERING TRUCK STOP. BOY EXCITED AT TRUCKS FROM VARIOUS STATES. MARVELS AT THE SIZE OF TRUCKS. REFRIGERATOR TRUCK CIRCA 1955. TRUCKER UNLOADS MEAT FROM BACK OF REFRIGERATOR TRUCK. BOY WATCHES. 00:46:58 - FARMER FATHER CALLS HIS BOY BACK TO OLD TRUCK, DRIVE BACK ON THE HIGHWAY. POV IN TRUCK FREIGHT TRAIN PASSING, BOY DAYDREAMS. DAY DREAMING BOY 00:47:16 - FATHER FARMER PULLS OFF THE ROAD TO HELP DISABLED CAR. ENGINE TROUBLE, MEN LOOK AT ENGINE BOY MAKES FRIENDS WITH CAR TROUBLE BOY. BOY SHOWS HIM UNITED STATES ROAD MAP CU FINGER TRACING ROUTE ON ROAD MAP 00:48:23 - 1950s HIGHWAY TRAFFIC 00:48:36 - FARMER FIXES ENGINE, SAY GOODBYE TO FAMILY. BOY WAVES GOODBYE 00:48:57 - FARMER AND SON GET BACK INTO TRUCK, DRIVER USES HAND SIGNAL TO GET BACK ON HIGHWAY. POV IN TRUCK. CU BOY POINTS 00:49:29 - TRUCK TURNS OFF HIGHWAY, PULLS INTO TURKEY MARKET ON EDGE OF TOWN. TURKEY FARMER UNLOADS TURKEYS. 00:50:04 - 1950s HIGHWAY TRAFFIC 00:50:10 - TAPE ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1955
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: F-5508