Another gem from the Prelinger Archives. This one is called Good Neighbors, and probably taught many-a-schoolkid the wonders of creating the Minneapolis Star-Journal newspaper. Some of those kids would grow up to be MSM-hating bloggers, but let's bask in this PR-fantasy from days gone by, shall we?
The original film is over 20 minutes long, edited down to 6 minutes here. Photo buffs should watch the original for a great piece about photos transmitted internationally in a mere 8 minutes. They actually show a cameraman jumping up a pole, grabbing a phone wire to transmit his photograph of a plane taking off from atop a moving car.
Posted by Minnesota Stories on October 25, 2005 03:21 AM
Does Lileks know about this? Thanks for sharing this -- several of the Jam Handy shorts were classic fodder for MST3K. The smooth columnist at the end struck me as the kind of guy who needed "MSM-hating bloggers" on his butt. -- Steve Barton
Posted by: Steve Barton at October 27, 2005 09:19 PM
