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Film, Video Behind the bright lights

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About this Item

Title

  • Behind the bright lights

Summary

  • This film is about the interesting electrical engineering behind the famous Chevrolet sky sign on Michigan Ave. in Chicago, Illinois. Workers are seen performing maintenance on the exterior, followed by a look at the internal electrical workings of the sign.

Names

  • General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Division
  • Jam Handy Organization

Created / Published

  • United States : Chevrolet Motor Company, 1935.

Headings

  • -  Electric signs--Illinois--Chicago
  • -  Electrical engineering

Genre

  • Sponsored films
  • Educational films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Source used: M/B/RS donor inventory.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital) (ca. 7 min.) : sd., b&w.

Source Collection

  • Prelinger Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020600707

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Division, and Jam Handy Organization. Behind the Bright Lights. United States: Chevrolet Motor Company, 1935. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020600707/.

APA citation style:

General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Division & Jam Handy Organization. (1935) Behind the Bright Lights. United States: Chevrolet Motor Company. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020600707/.

MLA citation style:

General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Division, and Jam Handy Organization. Behind the Bright Lights. United States: Chevrolet Motor Company, 1935. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2020600707/>.