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Merrily We Roll Along: The Early Days of the Automobile

Merrily We Roll Along: The Early Days of the Automobile

1961 · 52 min · Documentary

Combining photos, narration, musical orchestration, and archival pre-WWI footage, the filmmakers vividly capture the automobile and its transformative impact upon American history and culture

Directed by Robert L. Bendick · Written by Philip H. Reisman Jr.

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