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IBM Introductory Sales Films

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Manufacturing
Clip: 312061_1_2
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:00:17 - 01:00:34

Adult male welder, wearing face mask, welding behind large piece of metal rotating vertically; sparks flying. Wide view of adult Caucasian men working in production room, standing behind worktables.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Manufacturing
Clip: 312061_1_3
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:00:34 - 01:00:49

Workers, wearing long sleeves and gloves, placing mufflers under a machine before placing them back on the conveyor belt. Overview of metal components moving along assembly line.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Flow Chart
Clip: 312061_1_4
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:00:49 - 01:01:11

Flow chart shows production process from individual part to finished product. Caucasian hand shows cards reading: “BILL OF MATERIAL, FINISHED PRODUCT”.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Flow Chart
Clip: 312061_1_5
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:01:11 - 01:01:21

Trick photography of papers stack up; flow chart in BG.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Office Work
Clip: 312061_1_6
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:01:21 - 01:01:45

Caucasian hand distributing materials to proper departments. Adult Caucasian female, wearing red outfit, typing on electronic typewriter; adult Caucasian men and one woman working in BG.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Records Keeping
Clip: 312061_1_7
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:01:45 - 01:01:55

Adult Caucasian male hand reaches into file cabinet labeled “Bill of Master Materials”, pulls out paper. Punch cards being sorted; adult Caucasian female hand pulls out a stack of punch cards.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Computer File Storage
Clip: 312061_1_8
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:01:55 - 01:02:20

Computer hard drive tape reels spinning. Example of an early computer with a direct access file; hard disk drive spinning.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Data Processing Room
Clip: 312061_1_9
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:02:20 - 01:02:41

Interior of a data processing room where an adult Caucasian female, followed by an adult Caucasian male, go through their motions of working on various data processing machines.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Data Processing Room
Clip: 312061_1_10
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:02:41 - 01:03:03

Adult Caucasian man holds a stack of cards with first card labeled: “Bill of Material Processor”. Cards are placed in the designated slot, and a button is pushed to activate the processor.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Data Processor and Storage
Clip: 312061_1_11
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:03:03 - 01:03:26

Adult Caucasian male hand places punch card data "Bills of Material" into feeder slot; button is pushed on data processor. In and out rhythm of the arm imprinting data onto "direct access file" .

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Printer
Clip: 312061_1_12
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:03:26 - 01:03:54

Slow zoom in on printer. Printed sheet. Adult Caucasian man makes revision to the bill of material with pencil. Red pencil pointing to the words “DELETE”, “ADD”.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Data Creation and Processing
Clip: 312061_1_13
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:03:54 - 01:04:12

Ruler going down line-item bill of materials; machine working through two punch cards. Adult Caucasian man places “Engineering Changes” punch cards into the data processor.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Data Processing Room
Clip: 312061_1_14
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:04:12 - 01:05:05

Direct access drive; arm moving in and out over spinning disk. Revised bill of materials printed out. Pan data processing room; adult Caucasian man working at computer station.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Documents
Clip: 312061_1_15
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:05:05 - 01:05:57

Pages turned one by one; “Extended Bill of Material”, “Indented Parts List”, “Requirements Listing”, “Where Used Listing”, “End Product Cost Change”, “Costed Bill of Material”.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Factory Floor
Clip: 312061_1_16
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:05:57 - 01:06:04

Adult Caucasian female, wearing white gloves, wiping phone dial bases, then adding them to phone dial bases hung and moving overhead.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Data Processing Room
Clip: 312061_1_17
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:06:04 - 01:06:18

Interior of a data processing room where an adult Caucasian female, followed by an adult Caucasian male, go through their motions of working with different processing machines.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Working at Night in Office
Clip: 312061_1_18
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:06:23 - 01:07:00

Adult Caucasian male in semi-silhouette, working at desk, looking over and marking at papers in front of him; inner monologue speaking.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Computer Room
Clip: 312061_1_19
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:07:00 - 01:07:38

Adult Caucasian male in computer room. IBM auto-plotter prints out a title that reads "IBM PRESENTS 1401-1627 AUTOPLOTTER A GRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM."

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Rocket Launch
Clip: 312061_1_20
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:07:38 - 01:08:01

VS of rocket launch; clamps release. Rocket flying through the clouds.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Auto-Plotter Uses
Clip: 312061_1_21
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:08:01 - 01:08:46

IBM Auto-plotter printing dot and line graph. Adult Caucasian females working in an office. Auto-plotter printing out a line graph. Pan up high-rise building. Auto-plotter printing out bar graph.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Assembly Line
Clip: 312061_1_22
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:08:46 - 01:08:52

Overview of two adult Caucasian men working on metal component with machinery; metal components moving over them.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Auto-Plotter Uses
Clip: 312061_1_23
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:08:52 - 01:09:35

IBM Auto-plotter creating a line graph printout. Zoom out from a building, sign reads: "Automotive Engineering". IBM auto-plotter creating a graph printout.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Auto-Plotter Uses
Clip: 312061_1_24
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:09:35 - 01:10:01

Middle-aged adult Caucasian men in office meeting looking over a component of production; one man sitting while the rest stand around him. Auto-plotter creating a bar graph printout.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Data Processor
Clip: 312061_1_25
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:10:01 - 01:10:34

Adult Caucasian male hand writing in red thin marker descriptive titles on computer punch cards. Machine processing punch cards. Computer hard drive tapes spinning.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Working at Night in Office
Clip: 312061_1_26
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:10:34 - 01:10:39

Adult Caucasian man sitting at desk, in semi-silhouette, working at night, looking over documents.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Auto-Plotter Uses
Clip: 312061_1_27
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:10:39 - 01:11:03

IBM auto-plotter prints out a title that reads "IBM PRESENTS 1401-1627 AUTOPLOTTER A GRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM."

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Engineering Design
Clip: 312061_1_28
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:11:06 - 01:11:22

Adult Caucasian man holding a metal widget at a drafting table; zoom out to show another adult Caucasian male point and talking about the widget.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Data Processor
Clip: 312061_1_29
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:11:22 - 01:12:01

VS of computer punch cards going through a processing machine. Adult Caucasian man sits in front of computer panel, pushes buttons. Various pieces of paper fall into disorganized pile.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - IBM Drafting System
Clip: 312061_1_30
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:12:01 - 01:12:50

Close up of IBM printer printing out: "IBM 1620 DRAFTING SYSTEM. Page of a book: “DRAFTING LANGUAGE”. Pages turned to reveal different “statements contained in the book.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Drafting Processor
Clip: 312061_1_31
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:12:50 - 01:13:13

Adult Caucasian male hands putting computer punch cards put into IBM drafting processor slot. Man puts hard drive into “direct access file” computer glass storage area, presses button.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Engineering Design
Clip: 312061_1_32
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:13:13 - 01:13:31

Adult Caucasian man working at drafting table with pen; writing on “automated drafting coding sheet”. Adult Caucasian female converting information to computer punch cards.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Data Processor and Storage
Clip: 312061_1_33
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:13:31 - 01:13:48

Adult Caucasian male hands displays punch cards labeled: “Drafting Statements”. Cards are then placed into the card reader slot. Direct access drive; in and out rhythm of the arm.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Auto-Plotter
Clip: 312061_1_34
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:13:48 - 01:14:09

IBM Auto-plotter creating a printout.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - IBM Drafting System
Clip: 312061_1_35
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:14:09 - 01:14:40

Adult Caucasian male, sitting in front an IBM 1620, places the engineering design conception in front of him. Man’s hands holding computer punch cards, adding in punch card to the stack.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - IBM Drafting System
Clip: 312061_1_36
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:14:40 - 01:15:22

IBM auto-plotter printing new design conception. Adult Caucasian man takes new printout and reviews it with the adult Caucasian man next to him, working at computer. Edited changes shown.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Engineering Designs
Clip: 312061_1_37
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:15:22 - 01:15:42

Trick photography shows engineering designs stacking up. Design conception drawings; edited one with handwritten notes, and correct version.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Drafting Language and Processor
Clip: 312061_1_38
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:15:42 - 01:15:50

Electronic typewriter typing drafting language. Adult Caucasian man placing computer punch cards into the IBM drafting processor slot.

1964 - IBM Introductory Sales Films - Data Processing Room
Clip: 312061_1_39
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 3
Original Film: BHC 051
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 01:15:50 - 01:16:18

Pan across IBM 1620, electronic typewriter, IBM auto-plotter, and direct access disk file computer; adult Caucasian male sitting in front of IBM 1620. Auto-plotter prints out: “IBM 1620 Drafting System”.