Mr. Polaroid |
Digital Short
At a time when there were few jobs for women in technology, Edwin Land filled the ranks at Polaroid with recent graduates from Smith College, a small women’s liberal arts college in Massachusetts.
The War on Disco |
Digital Short
French music producer Henri Belolo tells the origin story behind the iconic disco group the Village People.
2 MIN 50 SEC
Riveted: The History of Jeans |
Digital Short
Take a minute and picture the cowboy. He’s got on his hat and boots, maybe a gun on each hip, and, of course, his well-worn blue jeans.
6 MIN 39 SEC
Riveted: The History of Jeans |
Digital Short
Denim is the quintessential American fabric. Yet its possible origins are spread across the globe.
53 SEC
Riveted: The History of Jeans |
Digital Short
You might think that Levi Strauss invented jeans. In reality he is the man who brought them to market and made millions.
52 SEC
Riveted: The History of Jeans |
Digital Short
Over the fourth of July weekend in 1947, 4,000 motorcycle riders, wearing leather jackets and blue jeans roared into Hollister, California.
7 MIN 14 SEC
Woodstock |
Digital Short
In 1969, Joel Rosenman and his partners met to brainstorm what would become Woodstock.
1 MIN 12 SEC
Woodstock |
Digital Short
Wavy Gravy named himself the “Please Chief” of the Hog Farm’s “Please Force." He was in charge of Woodstock festival security.
1 MIN 12 SEC
Woodstock |
Digital Short
Five weeks before the festival, Max Yasgur, a dairy farmer agreed to host Woodstock on his property.
1 MIN 09 SEC
Seabiscuit |
Digital Short
The unlikely horse that became a champion of endorsements.
42 SEC
Summer of Love |
Digital Short
In 1967, a sight-seeing company ran a bus down Haight Street, calling it the only foreign tour in the domestic United States.
1 MIN 09 SEC
The Great War |
Behind the Scenes
Learn how an editor selects images, footage, and expert interviews to convey the desolation of the Lost Battalion.
2 MIN 15 SEC
