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The Machines That Built America

It looked like Harley‐Davidson, even on the eve of itsincorporation was gonna go out of...

It looked like Harley‐Davidson, even on the eve of its
incorporation was gonna go out of business, it
wouldn't survive and so they sent a pleading letter
to their uncle and said, could you see fit to
maybe loan us some money?

Full Transcript

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It looked like Harley‐Davidson,
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even on the eve of its incorporation was gonna go out
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of business, it wouldn't survive and
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so they sent a pleading letter to their uncle and said,
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could you see fit to maybe loan us some money?
Duration
14 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:20
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
Six West Media

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Movie Summary

The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker.
S01 • E01 I need you to feed this into the intake valve - The Machines That Built America 00:05
I need you to feed this into the intake valve
S01 • E03 ‐ When times got really bad during the great depression, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ When times got really bad during the great depression,
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Despite the financial challenges - The Machines That Built America 00:15
‐ [Narrator] Despite the financial challenges
S01 • E01 (flywheel rotating) - The Machines That Built America 00:16
(flywheel rotating)
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] Back in Springfield, - The Machines That Built America 00:16
‐ [Narrator] Back in Springfield,
S01 • E01 He's one step closer to his dream - The Machines That Built America 00:07
He's one step closer to his dream
S01 • E03 ‐ [Spokesperson] Have a bottle of ice cold Coke - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ [Spokesperson] Have a bottle of ice cold Coke
S01 • E04 By the end of the year, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
By the end of the year,
S01 • E03 ‐ Can you imagine how messaging can be crafted and shaped - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ Can you imagine how messaging can be crafted and shaped
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:04
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 Nearly one third of the average Americans annual salary. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Nearly one third of the average Americans annual salary.
S01 • E01 But John Froelich is even further ahead. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
But John Froelich is even further ahead.
S01 • E04 Motorcycles have started to catch on. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
Motorcycles have started to catch on.
S01 • E03 That was impossible - The Machines That Built America 00:05
That was impossible
S01 • E01 He's almost connected the gas engine from his grain elevator - The Machines That Built America 00:07
He's almost connected the gas engine from his grain ele...
S01 • E04 ‐ It provided transportation - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ It provided transportation
S01 • E03 ‐ [Sarnoff] Not tomorrow, I want it done now. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ [Sarnoff] Not tomorrow, I want it done now.
S01 • E04 It'd be like if we got a flying car today, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
It'd be like if we got a flying car today,
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] In 1930, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] In 1930,