Atlas Educational Film Company

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Atlas Educational Film Company was a film production business in Chicago, Illinois. It had a production studio at 1111 South Boulevard in Oak Park,[1] a former theater building designed by E. E. Roberts. It is still standing.[2] Addresses for the company were also listed as 3 Wabash Avenue[3] and 63 East Adams Street. Atlas was also a dealer of portable projectors, slides, and offered a catalog of educational slides and films.[4][5]

C. A. Rehm was the company's secretary and a film was contracted for the building of his model home.[6]

In 1914 it was reported to be part of Atlas School Supply and offered "motion picture services" to schools and colleges. It advertised projector sales as well as educational films and slides.[3] In 1914 it was using 35 mm film.[7]

In 1918, the company was contracted to film a demonstration tour of pwoer trucks.[8]

One of their movie soundtracks, titled Radio magic, was recorded on wax cylinder by Victor Records.[9]

The Clevelans Public Lubrary has a publication from the company titled Answers from Atlas.[10] The Smithsonian has trade catalogs from the company.[11]

Filmography[]

  • (1922), extant
  • Enemies of Youth (1925)
  • My Home Town (1925), appears to be a film promoting Beloit that was part of a business promotion campaign in the city
  • Making Blue Prints
  • , portraying a biblical story[12]
  • The Drill Press[13]
  • Bar Work; Magnesium Part 1, United States Office of Education training video about use of a turret lathe[14]
  • Bar Work; Magnesium Part 2, film about lathing magnesium[15]
  • Bar Work; Part 3 (1945)[16]
  • First Impressions, Navy Department training video on new employee orintation best practices[17]
  • Discipline (1943), U.S. Navy training video[18]
  • North Carolina Pictorial History[19]
  • Student Flyer (1944)[20]
  • 500,000 to 1 (1954), extant film documenting the battle against bugs and promoting insecticide[21]

References[]

  1. ^ "Opportunities in the Motion Picture Industry: And how to Qualify for Positions in Its Many Branches". Photoplay Research Society, Bureau of Vocational Guidance. June 13, 1922 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Inklebarger, Timothy (January 26, 2016). "Former theater building is back on the market". Oak Park.
  3. ^ a b "The American School Board Journal". Bruce Publishing Company. June 13, 1914 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Limited, Alamy. "Stock Photo - Moving Picture Age (1920) . em, and let us tell you about projectors andfilms for educators. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT American Type Founders Company 300 Communipaw Ave. JERSEY CITY". Alamy.
  5. ^ "The High School". June 13, 1923 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Chicago Commerce". The Association. June 13, 1922 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Film gauges". www.nfsa.gov.au. July 8, 2010.
  8. ^ "Tractor World". June 13, 1918 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Atlas Educational Film Co., The - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  10. ^ https://www.worldcat.org/title/answers-from-atlas/oclc/162115164
  11. ^ https://www.worldcat.org/title/trade-catalogs-on-educational-slides-and-equipment-film-projectors-movie-cameras-stereopticon-screens-mazda-lamps-lantern-slide-boxes-glass-slides-movie-screens-balopticons/oclc/52033898
  12. ^ Education, University of Oklahoma University Extension Division Dept of Visual (June 13, 1922). "Visual Education". The University. – via Google Books.
  13. ^ https://www.worldcat.org/title/drill-press/oclc/795304131
  14. ^ https://www.worldcat.org/title/bar-work-magnesium-part-l-setting-up-bar-mechamism-and-roller-turner/oclc/12868765
  15. ^ https://www.worldcat.org/title/bar-work-magnesium-part-2-setting-up-multiple-roller-turner-and-turning-a-taper/oclc/12868857
  16. ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series". 1945.
  17. ^ https://www.worldcat.org/title/first-impressions/oclc/25685155
  18. ^ https://www.worldcat.org/title/discipline-part-1-giving-orders/oclc/1143391361
  19. ^ https://www.worldcat.org/title/north-carolina-pictorial-history/oclc/741100382
  20. ^ https://www.worldcat.org/title/student-flyer/oclc/35104771
  21. ^ https://www.filmpreservation.org/userfiles/image/PDFs/sponsored2017.pdf
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