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Commercials

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Month/Day/Year: October 18, 1950
Segment Number: 14
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A mother, father and two boys are at home. The father cooks something on the stove while the mother takes things out of the refrigerator. The family relaxes before they wave goodbye.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #1.

Month/Day/Year: November 1, 1950
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. The father arrives home while the mother is preparing dinner. After dinner, the girls play ping-pong and the parents play cards. Footage of the water heater and the furnace in the basement. The family waves goodbye.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #1.

Month/Day/Year: November 8, 1950
Segment Number: 13
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A cooking demonstration takes place in the Home Service Auditorium. Another woman visits a home to demonstrate a stove.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #1.

Month/Day/Year: November 15, 1950
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A woman goes about her daily chores, sweeping outside the home, preparing food on a stove, and washing dishes. Her husband sits and reads the paper with the family dog. Footage of a water heater and furnace.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #1.

Month/Day/Year: November 22, 1950
Segment Number: 11
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A woman arrives home, bakes something in the oven and then washes dishes with hot water. Footage of a water heater and furnace.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #2.

Month/Day/Year: November 29, 1950
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. Two couples enjoy an evening at home. The women take care of the kitchen, cook and wash the dishes, while the men read and shoot pool. Footage of a furnace.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #2.

Month/Day/Year: December 20, 1950
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A mother and son arrive home. Mother bakes a batch of cookies as the boy reads a book on the floor. Footage of a furnace, water heater, and dryer.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #2.

Month/Day/Year: December 20, 1950
Segment Number: 14
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company and Meyer's Bakery. Workers bake bread, make doughnuts, decorate cookies and wait on customers.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #2.

Month/Day/Year: December 27, 1950
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A man arrives home. He reads the paper as his wife takes care of the household chores. She cooks and does the laundry in a gas powered washer. At the end of the evening, the couple relaxes. Footage of a furnace.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #2.

Month/Day/Year: January 3, 1951
Segment Number: 12
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. Several woman tend to the household. One woman bakes while another washes dishes. Shots of the water heater, furnace, and clothes dryer.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #3.

Month/Day/Year: January 3, 1951
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. Patrons in a restaurant enjoy their meals as the staff prepares food and washes dishes.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #3.

Month/Day/Year: January 10, 1951
Segment Number: 16
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. Footage of a mother and daughter at home. The mother adjusts the thermostat and washes the dishes while her daughter cooks. Footage of a water heater.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #3.

Month/Day/Year: January 17, 1951
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A couple and two children relax inside their home. The father examines the furnace while the mother cooks at the stove and then washes the dishes. The children eat happily. Footage of a water heater.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #24.

Month/Day/Year: January 17, 1951
Segment Number: 15
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for Famous Bakery and the Gas Company. Bakery workers wait on customers, frost and decorate a cake, and tend to fresh bread.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #24.

Month/Day/Year: January 31, 1951
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A family and their friends enjoy visiting with each other. One woman reads as another woman cooks at the stove. A boy washes his hands and takes note of the water heater. The man of the house empties trash into an incinerator. Footage of a furnace. Footage of everyone relaxing in the living room.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #3.

Month/Day/Year: February 7, 1951
Segment Number: 16
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A mother and daughter tend to the home. The mother cooks at the stove, then washes the dishes while her daughter looks at the refrigerator. Footage of the water heater, the daughter at the trash burner, the mother at the thermostat, and the mother and daughter together.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #3.

Month/Day/Year: February 14, 1951
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A family sits at a piano in their home. The mother cooks and tends to the furnace. The father uses a power saw as the boys play with a model train. Footage of the water heater. As the commercial ends, the entire family is playing with the trains.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #3.

Month/Day/Year: February 14, 1951
Segment Number: 19
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for Gas Company and Poehlmann's Bakery. Footage of customers inside the bakery and workers as they put bread on shelves, mix ingredients, make doughnuts, and decorate a cake. Footage of the exterior of building.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #3.

Month/Day/Year: February 28, 1951

Segment Number: 2

Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A husband and wife sit and look at a magazine. The woman, along with an older woman, shows the stove, broiler, refrigerator, and dishwasher. A boy plays on the floor. The man looks at the furnace. The boy plays the piano for everyone.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #24.

Month/Day/Year: February 28, 1951

Segment Number: 17

Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Commercial for the Gas Company featuring the Alonzo cudworth VFW Post. Footage of several women dining, cooks preparing food in the kitchen, and a woman using the large dishwasher.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #24.

Month/Day/Year: March 7, 1951
Segment Number: 9
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A husband and wife relax in the living room as the maid cooks at the stove. The woman admires the refrigerator while the maid washes the dishes. Footage of the water heater and dryer and then of the family.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #4.

Month/Day/Year: March 21, 1951
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. Footage of a father, mother and two little girls at home. The mother cooks at the stove as the camera focuses on the refrigerator and then the water heater.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #4.

Month/Day/Year: March 28, 1951
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company and Wulff's Island Cafe and Bar. A couple enters the cafe, enjoys a drink and are seated. The chef prepares food in the kitchen, a man washes dishes, and the food is served.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #4.

Month/Day/Year: March 29, 1951
Segment Number: 16
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. Footage of a family at home. The father reads while the mother tends to the kitchen. Footage of the water heater, the furnace, the mother and a child, and finally of the family altogether.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #4.

Month/Day/Year: April 4, 1951
Segment Number: 15
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. Friends gather at a home. The woman of the house cooks while children play. Footage of the refrigerator, water heater, and the furnace
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #4.

Month/Day/Year: April 11, 1951
Segment Number: 11
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. Footage of a mother and sons at home. The mother cooks at the stove while one of her sons washes his hands. Footage of the furnace and water heater.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #4.

Month/Day/Year: April 18, 1951
Segment Number: 12
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company and Mader's Restaurant. Footage of the exterior of Mader's. Three patrons look at a menu; later their food is served. Workers in the kitchen prepare food and wash dishes.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #5.

Month/Day/Year: April 25, 1951
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A family is shown at home enjoying their gas appliances. The mother cooks at the stove, father tends to the furnace, while the children play ping-pong.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #5.

Month/Day/Year: May 2, 1951
Segment Number:
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. Mother and children arrive at home. Mother cooks at the stove and then washes the dishes. Shots of the refrigerator, the furnace, and the whole family sitting on the couch.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #5.

Month/Day/Year: May 2, 1951
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company and Remus Catering. Patrons examine a menu as workers prepare food at Remus Catering. Footage of the exterior of the building.
Notes: The film is black and while and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #5.

Month/Day/Year: May 9, 1951
Segment Number: 9
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A father leaves the house; the mother and daughter are at the stove. Footage of the water heater, refrigerator, and furnace. The daughter works on a puzzle. Footage of the family at home together.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #5.

Month/Day/Year: May 16, 1951
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A mother and son arrive home. The mother washes dishes and takes clothes out of the dryer. Footage of the water heater, the stove, refrigerator, and furnace. The commercial ends with the family at a piano.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #5.

Month/Day/Year: May 23, 1951
Segment Number: 9
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. Footage of a mother and her two girls at home. The mother tends to the kitchen while the girls look on. One daughter plays the piano. Footage of the water heater, dryer, and furnace.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #6.

Month/Day/Year: May 30, 1951
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A woman arrives home and works at the stove and refrigerator in the kitchen. A friend visits for coffee. Footage of the gas furnace and water heater.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #17.

Month/Day/Year: June 6, 1951
Segment Number:
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company and an unnamed pet store. Pet store employees work with fish tanks. A woman opens a refrigerator while another woman cooks at a stove. Footage of the pet store where a man tends to animal cages.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #17.

Month/Day/Year: June 13, 1951
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A mother and her children enjoy the outdoors. The mother tends to her flowers and then lets her three children out of the house. She cooks for the children at the stove and empties the clothes dryer. The children eat at the table. The father reads with two of the children and then leaves the house.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #17.

Month/Day/Year: June 20, 1951
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A mother and her daughters are in the kitchen. Footage of a gas water heater, dryer, and furnace. The girls look at flowers.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #17.

Month/Day/Year: June 27, 1951
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring Roundy's Food Distributors. The commercial shows how Roundy's coffee is blended, roasted, and packaged using economical and clean natural gas.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #17.

Month/Day/Year: June 27, 1951
Segment Number: 8
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the Harry Mainzer home at 2419 South 78th Street. Mrs. Mainzer visits with her daughter, Harriet Goulet, and granddaughter Hope Joy.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #17.

Month/Day/Year: July 4, 1951
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Nowakowski of 2900 South 45th Street. Mrs. Nowakowski is visited by her sister Antionette Ploszay and nieces Ordell Jaskolski and Domoselle Haltli.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #17.

Month/Day/Year: July 11, 1951
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring Fazio's Restaurant at 1601 North Jackson Street. Footage of the interior and exterior of the restaurant. Fazio's uses natural gas for cooking, cleaning, heating, and cooling.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #18.

Month/Day/Year: July 11, 1951
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gayle at 2360 North 5th Street. The couple is seen inside their home.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #18.

Month/Day/Year: July 18, 1951
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the home of Fred Kohloff, Jr. at 8314 Stickney Avenue. Mrs. Kohloff and her children are shown at home.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #18.

Month/Day/Year: August 1, 1951
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the home of the Frank Knoblauch family of 2640 North 74th Street. Mrs. Knoblauch and five-year old Marguerite cook and wash dishes.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #18.

Month/Day/Year: August 1, 1951
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring apartment buildings at 6506 to 6533 West Center Street. The apartment of Mrs. Sidney Plotlein is visited by the camera as she cooks and does her laundry.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #18.

Month/Day/Year: August 8, 1951
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the duplex owned by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dopplmair at 1914 North 57th Street. Daughter Lorraine Sokoloff and granddaughters Sharon and Barbara drop by the house for a visit.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #18.

Month/Day/Year: August 22, 1951
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Moeller at 1705 North 69th Street. Mrs. Moeller's sister-in-law, Mrs. Helmuth Moeller, and her mother are at the home for a visit.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.

Month/Day/Year: August 29, 1951
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Krantstover of 5553 North Lydell. Mrs. Kranstover is shown along with children Anne, Billy, and Peter.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.

Month/Day/Year: September 12, 1951
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the home of the Walter Lemke family at 3254 North 52nd Street. Footage of Mrs. Lemke and her sons Delbert and Glenn.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.

Month/Day/Year: September 19, 1951
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A woman and her son are welcomed home by her husband. She unpacks groceries in the kitchen and checks the stove. Footage of the man at the water heater.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.

Month/Day/Year: September 19, 1951
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring Karl Ratzsche's Restaurant. Footage of the interior and exterior of the restaurant. A couple orders and the chefs prepare their food.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.

Month/Day/Year: September 26, 1951
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the home of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Mueller at 3155 North 38th Street. The Mueller family is seen at home.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.

Month/Day/Year: October 3, 1951
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Berg. Mrs. Berg entertains a friend.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.

Month/Day/Year: October 10, 1951
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the Vencil Demshar family who live at 3231 North 77th Street.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #20.

Month/Day/Year: October 24, 1951
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the Ray Christenson family of Whitefish Bay.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #20.

Month/Day/Year: October 31, 1951
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the Irwin Deitrich family and their home on North Lover's Lane Road.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #20.

Month/Day/Year: November 7, 1951
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring the Bruno Weiss family and home on North 124th Street.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #20.

Month/Day/Year: November 21, 1951
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company featuring Gimble's 8th Floor Restaurant, Tasty Town Luncheonette, and the employee cafeteria.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #21.

Month/Day/Year: April 30, 1952
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. Two women visit the G. J. Weiland Company at 3809 West North Avenue. They are shown the Hamilton gas clothes dryer featuring the Sun-E-Day lamp and the Universal Wheel-About gas range by a salesman.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #6.

Month/Day/Year: May 21, 1952
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A man and woman visit the Kosciuszko Furniture Store at 1327 West Lincoln Avenue. The salesman shows them a Whirlpool gas dryer and a Universal Wheel-About gas range.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #7.

Month/Day/Year: June 4, 1952
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A couple visits the Caesar Plumbing and Heating Company in Menomonee Falls. A salesman shows them a Roper gas range and the Merion automatic gas water heater.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #7.

Month/Day/Year: June 11, 1952
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A couple visits Reuter's Automatic Heating at 3526 West Capitol Drive. A salesman shows them a Servel gas refrigerator and a Caloric gas range.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #7.

Month/Day/Year: June 25, 1952
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. Two women visit the Biever Appliance Store at 210 North Franklin Street in Port Washington. A salesman shows them the Universal Wheel-About gas range and the Hamilton automatic gas dryer.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #7.

Month/Day/Year: July 2, 1952
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A man and woman visit the Bergin Heating and Sheet Metal Company in Thiensville. A salesman shows them the Servel gas refrigerator and water heater, the Incinor gas incinerator, the Universal Wheel-About gas range, and the Bendix gas clothes dryer.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #7.

Month/Day/Year: July 9, 1952
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A visit to the Hoffmann Dental Office at 4335 West Fond du Lac Avenue. They use a Servel gas air conditioning unit and the A. O. Smith Permaglas automatic gas water heater.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #7.

Month/Day/Year: July 16, 1952
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A woman visits Larson's Appliance Store at 109 North Main Street in West Bend. A salesman shows her a Hamilton automatic gas clothes dryer and a Universal Wheel-About gas range.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #7.

Month/Day/Year: August 13, 1952
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A couple visits Debelak Brothers at 800 West National Avenue. A salesman shows them a Hamilton automatic gas clothes dryer and the famous Grand Gas Range.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.

Month/Day/Year: September 3, 1952
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A couple visits the Barney Dereszynski Plumbing and Heating Company at 2922 South 13th Street. A salesman shows them the Hamilton automatic gas clothes dryer and a Servel gas refrigerator.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.

Month/Day/Year: November 26, 1952
Segment Number: 12
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A commercial for the Gas Company. A couple visits Wisconsin Improvement at 33rd and West National Avenue. A salesman shows them the Detroit-Jewel Futura "30" gas range, the Whirlpool gas dryer, and the Incinor trash burner.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.

Month/Day/Year: ca. 1960s
Segment Number: 10 & 11
Segment Description: A woman talks about Action Bleach. She demonstrates its power by putting blue/black ink on a pair of white gloves. Three woman also talk about how wonderful it is and how well it works.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This commercial may only be viewed in the Archives.

Month/Day/Year: ca. 1963
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: "The Now Taste of Tab." An attractive woman is shown drinking a Tab. The commercial says that Tab helps keep things in beautiful shape because it has only one calorie.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This commercial may only be viewed in the Archives.

Month/Day/Year: ca. 1963
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: "Things go Better with Coke." A bottle of Coke is opened and poured into a glass.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This commercial may only be viewed in the Archives.

Month/Day/Year: ca. 1963
Segment Number: 8
Segment Description: A bottle of Coke is poured into a glass. The narrator says that Coke, "has the taste you never get tired of. Things go better with Coke."
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This commercial may only be viewed in the Archives.

Month/Day/Year: 1964
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Commercial for the Dynamic 88 Oldsmobile. John "Shorty" Powers narrates and appears in the commercial. A 425 cubic inch rocket V-8 engine, or "Rocket Action 88," is standard. Powers drives the car. Footage inside and outside the car.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This commercial may only be viewed in the Archives.

Month/Day/Year: 1965
Segment Number: 8
Segment Description: Ed McMahon narrates and appears in a commercial for Citgo. Citgo premium gas has the "Sound of Power" and helps you drive your car with zoom. It has also been certified by NASCAR.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This commercial may only be viewed in the Archives.

Month/Day/Year: 1966
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: John "Shorty" Powers narrates and appears in this commercial for the Oldsmobile 442. He drives on country dirt roads. The car has good looks, a 400 cubic inch V-8 engine, shocks, springs, and stabilizers.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This commercial may only be viewed in the Archives.

Month/Day/Year: 1966
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Mitch Miller and some members of his chorus sing about the refreshing and cool soft drink Fresca. Snow falls throughout the commercial.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This commercial may only be viewed in the Archives.

Month/Day/Year: 1968
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: "Beauty on the Beach" - the new Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Interior and exterior footage. The car is for the "action set." People play and dance on the beach and then drive off in the car.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This commercial may only be viewed in the Archives.

Month/Day/Year: 1976
Segment Number: 12
Segment Description: Commercial for Kellogg's Corny Snaps. A boy and a girl try to make Shelly the Turtle smile. Shelly does smile when they offer him some Corny Snaps. He explains that Corny Snaps taste great and have vitamins kids need.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This commercial may only be viewed in the Archives.

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