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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website “Bread” (1960) is a color educational short film from Encyclopædia Britannica Films Inc. in collaboration with Dimitro Bourandas Ed.D. of Dearborn Public Schools. The film, which was approved by the American Institute of Baking, depicts how bread and other baked goods are made starting from the grain harvest to baking in the industrial ovens of a bakery - or in this case, the industrial baking facilities of Livonia, Michigan’s Awrey Bakery. Toddler-aged girl sits on small patio chair in garden while eating something, EB films logo appears overlaid footage (0:17). Opening credits continue over footage, wide shot of larger bbq scene: gingham tablecloth on table, hot dogs and buns on table scape, kids and adults gather around food, outdoor grill (0:28). Close-up woman cutting cherry pie, vintage wrapper for Awrey’s Home Made Dutch Bread (1:05). Young boy stands next to father and stuffs face with freshly grilled hot dog (1:09). Stalks of wheat wave in wind in big field, men operate Cockshutt Combine Harvesters in wheat field, another man operates Massey Ferguson combine harvester (1:25). Close-up POV as combine part of engine moves through field and cuts the stalks (2:03). Close-up back of combiner as stalks are blown from rear of the combine (2:11). Harvested wheat flows out of storage bin on top of combine and flows into basin of truck (2:23). Exterior shafts of grain elevator (2:36). Two men observe as grain unloaded from basin of truck and sifted into pits at the mill (2:44). Wide conveyor belts in warehouse carry grain to industrial machines that turn it into flour (2:51). Close-up of grain passing through sharp rollers of milling machine (2:59). Industrial sifting machine at mill, close-up of fine white flour (3:07). Awrey Bakery street sign with miniature Dutch windmill (3:16). Young boy, father from film opening observe process at bakery bread making steps: flour sifted through mixing machine (3:23). Essential ingredients measured, portioned out on table with cards describing what they are - water, yeast, sugar, shortening, vitamins (3:52). “Sponge” or large doughy mixture comes tumbling out of industrial mixer, wheeled into warm room in tin cart, close-up of sponge as it bubbles and yeast causes it to rise and swell, baker punches holes into sponge to release gas (4:00). Room of sponges that have swelled and expanded (4:49). Divider machine cuts dough into loaf-size pieces, close-up of cut dough on smaller conveyer belt (4:57). As dough passes along conveyer belt flour added, shaped into balls, placed onto baking sheets where it is left to rise once again (5:08). Bakers in all white outfits, aprons transfer baking trays with bread tins into large oven (5:39). Golden brown bread comes out of oven, conveyer belts carry finished loaves to cool and slicing, wrapping machine (5:49). Close-up sliced loaves as they leave slicing machine (6:12). Fresh packages of bread - yellow paper with retro Awrey logo featuring Dutch windmill, package reads “Awrey Homemade Enriched Bread” (6:22). Men and women knead, braid dough by hand, form them into pastries and coffee cakes (6:29). Women stand at different points of cake assembly line, add frosting to cakes (6:47). Bowls with different colored frostings (7:00). Hand piping of decorative details onto cakes (7:04). Pie assembly line - more women stand at different parts of station and help prepare pies, one woman scoops cherry filling from vat of macerated fruit (7:18). Aerial view fruit scooped into pie shell, lattice top of pie placed on top (7:26). Pies baking in oven (7:39). Creme puff assembly line - men and women stand along conveyer belt piping creme into pastry shell (7:54). Baker holds up large brick of Hershey’s chocolate - melted into frosting, coats eclairs (8:06). Different industrial machines at bakery that replace human hands: mixing machine, dough rounder (8:26). Donuts dry in hot shortening before they ride up and down on cooling conveyor, finished donuts filled with jelly by another machine (8:55). Finished baked goods on bakery racks line wall (9:55). Awrey Bread truck delivers goods to grocery stores, bakeries (10:17). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
