| Description |
1 videocassette (approximately 1 hr. 48 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Credits |
Technical assistance by Greg and Louise Batignano; filmed by Kathryn Wilson, Don Modean and Jamie Furness; technical direction by Woodson Caine; post-production by Kathryn Wilson and Susan Barlow. |
| Performer |
Susan Barlow, interviewer; Martha Seavey, Grace Tedford, Fred Ware, Jim Reuter, Fred Towle, and employees at Pioneer Parachute. |
| Event |
Recorded February 2003. |
| Summary |
An exploration of the history of the Pioneer Parachute company, including interviews with past and present employees, a tour of the factory, and an interview with a former World War II pilot who had had to use a Pioneer parachute when he was forced to bail from a B-17 over Germany. |
| System Details |
VHS. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Seavey, Martha -- Interviews.
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Tedford, Grace -- Interviews.
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Ware, Fred -- Interviews.
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Reuter, James B. -- Interviews.
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Towle, Fred -- Interviews.
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Pioneer Parachute Company -- History.
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Parachutes -- History.
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Manchester (Conn.) -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Seavey, Martha.
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Tedford, Grace.
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Ware, Fred.
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Reuters, Jim.
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Towle, Fred.
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Barlow, Susan, interviewer. Producer.
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Manchester Historical Society (Manchester, Conn.)
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| Note |
At head of title: The Manchester Historical Society presents-- |
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Title on container: Pioneer Parachute, then & now |
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