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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 This film, title unknown but believed to be “Photography for Newspapers“, educates high school students about how to learn photography (and in theory other topics of interest) through reading books, studying bibliographies and book reviews. In the film, an editor and a photographer of a high school newspaper learn how to do things better and more professionally. This educational film -- based on the clothes and the Speed Graphic camera shown, and the date appearing on a newspaper in the film at 1:13 -- likely dates to 1948. A high school student, working as the school paper editor, is reading his school’s paper in the editorial office (00:07). He puts the paper down, and the camera zooms in on the paper (00:14). A story about American football is on the front page (00:22). A table with books in a library (00:31). Children are reading books, displaying different emotions (00:41). The first edition of the school’s paper, which include no photos (01:10). (The newspaper is from “Central High School“ in the non-existent town of Mayville, Indiana.) The editor and the photographer of the school’s paper are talking (01:18). The photographer is in the library talking to the librarian, wishing to find books to improve his photography skills (02:14). He is seated at a desk reading at home (03:06). The book about photography uses illustrations, diagrams, and charts as reading aids (03:17). The photographer uses his camera to test his new knowledge (03:27). The editor is sitting in the school editorial office speaking to the photographer (03:40). They review his improved photographs (03:55). The photographer goes to seek further advice with an art teacher (04:43). The teacher gives him a book about art and composition (04:48). He is reading the books in his house (05:02). He is walking down a residential street taking photos (05:14). He photographs a child and an older man sitting on a gravel road using a Speed Graphic type press camera (05:25). He is shown developing the photo from his negative in a dark room (05:32). In his home, he continues reading the book given to him by the art teacher, “Flashbulb Casey“ (05:46). He starts another book, “Art and Composition“ (05:59). Close-up view of the bibliography in the book (06:23). The photographer is in the library (06:30). The editor arrives (06:35). The photographer picks more books of the library shelves (06:43). He sits down next to the editor in the library (07:04). They speak about the material the photographer has been reading to improve his skills (07:07). In the editorial office the photographer sits down by a manual typewriter and begins writing (07:43). A table with books in the library (08:12) and views of the library (08:15). The photographer is reading in his home (08:22) and choosing new books in the library (08:31). He continues reading in his house (08:37). He is talking to the librarian (08:42). A list of book evolutions is hanging on a board (08:52). A review of books written in a magazine (08:55). A bibliography (09:00). The photographer speaking to his art teacher (09:06) and the librarian (09:12). The photographer writing on a typewriter (09:17). He recommends a book to the editor (09:30). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ 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
