The Mills Company built a vast library of short, 3-minute videos for their "Soundies." They featured the music stars of the era like Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Cab Calloway. Many of these videos survive and are considered priceless archives of music from the pre-war period.
The Panorams were priced at $10,000 in 2006 dollars and generally found in bars, cafes and upscale dancing establishments. They were quite a curiosity.
After World War II, they never regained their popularity due to competition from television.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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