The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream is a documentary that examines the impact of declining oil supplies on suburban communities and the overall American way of life. It explores the challenges faced by suburban residents as they grapple with rising energy costs, transportation issues, and the potential collapse of the economic system. The film also delves into the concept of peak oil and outlines the environmental, economic, and social implications of a post-oil society.
Numerous women sit in rows at machines where they appear to be winding some type of wire and tooling it onto machines. Two young men push spools of this wire down the aisle. Supervisors, male and female, walk down the aisle and observe the women's work, stopping for a while at one woman's station.
A power-company troubleshooter has his brother get him out of prison by running high voltage to the bars of his cell.
A camera moving forward on an overhead crane gives a traveling view of men working on machinery. Carts carrying parts and pieces of machinery pass by on rails; cranes lift machinery; and men perform their various duties, including hammering objects. (Library of Congress)
From what appears to be a furnace, a large, glowing block is lifted with the help of a crane over to a table by a group of men. A hammer comes from above and pounds down on the block repeatedly as the men turn the block several times so that it will acquire a certain shape.
Numerous women stand at several rows of tables where they appear to be wrapping tape around some devices, presumably coils. Male supervisors walk down the aisles, observing the women's work.
Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works
A camera on an overhead crane travels down a large, long aisle where men are shown working on large machinery on either side. Carts carrying equipment are shown traveling on rails down the aisles. There are also men walking in the aisles. From Bitzer's Westinghouse Works series.
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