Westinghouse Works, 1904
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Westinghouse Works, 1904 is a collection of 21 short films, averaging about three minutes each, taken of various Westinghouse manufacturing plants from April 13, 1904 to May 16, 1904. They were made by G. W. Bitzer of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
The American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1928. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition, and for two decades was one of the most prolific, releasing over three thousand short...

, were shown at the Westinghouse Auditorium at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the Saint Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1904.- Background :...

, and may have been made for that purpose. At least 29 films were shot. The films are now part of the National Film Registry
National Film Registry
The National Film Registry is the United States National Film Preservation Board's selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress. The Board, established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, was reauthorized by acts of Congress in 1992, 1996, 2005, and again in October 2008...

 of the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...

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The films in the collection of the Library of Congress are:
  1. Assembling a generator, Westinghouse works
  2. Assembling and testing turbines, Westinghouse works
  3. Casting a guide box, Westinghouse works
  4. Coil winding machines, Westinghouse works
  5. Coil winding section E, Westinghouse works
  6. Girls taking time checks, Westinghouse works
  7. Girls winding armatures
  8. Panorama exterior Westinghouse works
  9. Panorama of Machine Co. aisle, Westinghouse works
  10. Panorama view street car motor room
  11. Panoramic view aisle B, Westinghouse works
  12. Steam hammer, Westinghouse works
  13. Steam whistle, Westinghouse works
  14. Taping coils, Westinghouse works
  15. Tapping a furnace, Westinghouse works
  16. Testing a rotary, Westinghouse works
  17. Testing large turbines, Westinghouse works
  18. Welding the big ring
  19. Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Westinghouse Co. works (casting scene)
  20. Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Westinghouse Co. works (moulding scene)
  21. Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Westinghouse works



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