Industrial Films

Produced for companies, organizations, and the government, industrial movies were most often used to address internal training and safety needs. Sometimes strange, sometimes highly creative, many lost and neglected industrial movies are once again coming to light. Industrial movies record an underdocumented aspect of society, reminding us in fresh ways of just how important and complex our work lives can sometimes be.

Aircraft Work Inspection, No. 5 - Hardness Testing (Rockwell) Donor: US Naval Academy, Nimitz Library	A View from the Tower - A Management View of Ling-Temco-Vought Donor: Don Stokes Produced for Ling-Temco-Vought by Bill Stokes Associates, this film provides an overview of the rapid growth of the corporation.
Project Safeguard This educational and training film dramatizes the challenges (and benefits) that the cancellation of DDT brought to the Rio Grande Valley area in the early to mid-1970s	Mary Kay Cosmetics - Capture the Vision Donor: Don Stokes Mary Kay Ash discusses how her company’s stellar success can be credited to its employees’ hard work and their commitment to her philosophy.
Ray Jelinek Collection, no.1 - Houston Fire Department Presents - Incendiary Bombing and Fire Defense School Donor: Jan Valentine	Ray Jelinek Collection, no. 11 - Oil Drilling Operation Donor: Jan Valentine
The Big Bend Country, no. 1 Donor: Jason Barrett Shot in the Big Bend area of west Texas in the late 1930s - shortly before the region’s national park designation - we believe these are two separate parts of an original film surveying the Big Bend region and its surrounding communities.	Texas - The Big State Donor: Jones Film and Video Collection, Southern Methodist University Commissioned by the Santa Fe Railway Company and produced by Dudley Pictures Corporation, this film provides a sweeping overview of the state of Texas.
The Case of Jim Cannon Donor: Bruce Jamieson	The Big Bend Country, no. 2 Donor: Jason Barrett Shot in the Big Bend area of west Texas in the late 1930s - shortly before the region’s national park designation - we believe this is one part of an original film surveying the Big Bend region and its surrounding communities.
Why Lignite Donor: Don Stokes Produced by Bill Stokes Associates for Dallas Power and Light Company, Texas Electric Service Company, and Texas Power and Light Company, this film promotes the benefits of using lignite to fuel Texas' power plants.

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