"Wheels of 1927"

https://archive.org/details/Wheelsof1927

I watched the Wheels of 1927, which was a black and white, soundless video about the evolution of transportation. It started out talk about the “days of the full dinner pail”, which were days in which the bike was the main form of transportation. The goal at the time was to live close to your job. It mentions how at that time, one man in the town would be in charge of the food, and all the others depended on him for it. However, this man usually lived 20 miles away, which was quite the journey.

            By 1910, cars began to be used, but it shows funny clips of individuals trying to drive the cars in empty roads. They are having trouble driving the cars, and figuring out how to push the gas and go fast, etc. Cars existed, but people were still learning to drive. However, cars soon became very useful. The 20-mile drive to get food from the main food producer was fun, “The city? Why that’s only twenty miles away; a pleasant drive.”

            Motors, good roads, and personal transportation were bringing change to attitude about work too. It brought fresh air and attractive surroundings to workers. A big point in the film was that the motorcar and road were indispensable to each other’s progress. A good road was needed for cars to progress, and as cars became better developed, the opportunity for an American highway immersed. This is a good example of how this film relates to class. The highway and motor were both aspects of the control revolution. As motors progressed, it was necessary to create transportation outlets so people could communicate better, so the highway emerged.

            Overall, I thought the video was very interesting, and it was cool to see a “vintage video” about the control revolution and how transportation was apart of it.