The Big Chance motion picture, 1968
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Aller, Robert
- Title
- The Big Chance motion picture
- Dates
- 1968 (inclusive)19681968
- Quantity
- 1 16mm film
- Collection Number
- A0486
- Summary
- The film The Big Chance (1968) focuses on the opportunities offered by the Madera Employment Training Center in Madera California. The training center is operated by the Education and Technical Services Division under contract with the Bureau of Inadian Affairs, United States Department of Interior. Click here to request digitized materials from the collection or visit ArchivesSpace for a container level list of digitized materials.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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- Languages
- English
Historical Note
The Madera Employment Training Center is a professional training school in Madera, California operated by the Education and Technical Services Division under contract with the Bureau of Inadian Affairs, United States Department of Interior.
Content Description
The film The Big Chance (1968) focuses on the opportunities offered by the Madera Employment Training Center in Madera California.
Administrative Information
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Description: The Big ChanceDamaged by scratch marks
16mm (photographic film size)Directed by: Robert Aller. Presented by: Wexler Films Los Angeles and Philco Ford Corporation for the Madera Employment Training Center in Madera California. All of the students featured in this film are Native American. Shot list:
Shot of a bus driving.
People walking on sidewalk.
Men getting ready for training. They begin welding.
A woman in training for electrical work.
Shot of a "Philco Devil Box".
Several shots of Native American cerimonial dancing.
Shot of the cafeteria lunch line and students eating.
Men working on a car.
Several shots of students swimming in a pool, women sewing and men playing billiards.
Shot of math class.
Several men fixing a washer and dryer.
Young boy being attended to by a nurse.
Kids playing in the street.
Shots of Madera from above.
Several shots of kids playing at a day care facility.
Shots of these same children at the Zoo.
Shots of students working on typewritters.
Shots of students dancing.
Dates: 1968Container: Reel 1
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Employment agencies
- Native Americans
Corporate Names
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
