Historic US Steel History Films

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Historic US Steel History Films

U.S. Steel was the first billion-dollar company in the world and loomed high as the biggest corporation on the planet in its heyday. This DVD takes a trip down memory lane with four rare film clips from U.S. Steel. This is a must-have collector?s item!

Included Films:

Bridging San Francisco Bay

Produced: 1937

Length: 17 Minutes

The effort, engineering, and utter dedication it took to construct, and overcome the elements surrounding the Golden Gate bridge is ghastly, yet inspiring. It is a story of insurmountable odds being met by unshakable people who dared to do great things. Bridging San Francisco Bay is a bridge lovers dream. It explores the construction of San Franciscos six lane, eight mile long, double decked suspension bridge that links the city with the east side of the bay. Footage includes vintage shots of construction workers risking life and limb as the worked, almost around the clock, to make a dream become a reality in hard steel and cold concrete.

Unfinished Business

Produced: 1948

Length: 20 Minutes

Unfinished Business opens a window into the bygone days when corporations made an effort to prove to employees that loyalty and lifetime job stability were important objectives. Jim Robbins, a young veteran just returning home from service, has a nice homecoming with his family, distributing presents to his parents and wife, then goes off to check in at the local U.S. Steel plant. When he arrives, he is given a generous welcome by a counselor who tells him that the job he had before the war is still waiting for him. The counselor sets Jim up with classes and training in order to get him back up to speed, and in this way he is welcomed back into the industrial family. This film serves as a historical document revealing the problems of reintegrating veterans back into the home front after World War II.