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Shot by the Alexander Film Company at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. This commercial was shot when the National Park Service was more flexible about exploiting their park for commercial purposes. It features the 1964 Chevrolet Corvair tackling a challenging terrain. What the camera doesn't reveal is the axles that were broken in the making of this commercial.

The Alexander Film Company was incorporated in 1919 in Spokane, Washington. They moved to Colorado Springs in 1928 and they were the leading producer of advertising playlets or visual commercials shown in movie theaters. In 1926 they manufactured their own biplane called the Alexander Eaglerock. They eventually sold 900 Alexander Eaglerocks and it was the most popular biplane in the 1920's. The...

Filmed in 1966 by Bob Fitzmorris, this video features the Storytellers of Cripple Creek at the Imperial Hotel. It includes interview with Cripple Creek authors Marshall Sprague and Mabel Barbee Lee. It also includes an interview with international journalist Lowell Thomas, who grew up in the Cripple Creek Mining District and started his journalism career with the Cripple Creek newspaper.

Major General Maurice Rose was the son and grandson of Rabbis and the highest ranking officer killed in action in the European Theater during World War II on March 30, 1945. General Rose grew up in Colorado and on April 16, 2023 a sculpture was dedicated in his honor across the street from the Colorado State Capitol in Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park. This video is a combination of the sculpture...

Major General Maurice Rose was the son and grandson of rabbis and was the highest ranking Jewish American officer in World War II. He was also the highest ranking officer to be killed in action in the European Theater on March 30, 1945. General Rose grew up in Colorado and on April 16, 2023 a monument and sculpture was dedicated in his honor across the street from the State Capitol in Lincoln V...

Major General Maurice Rose grew up in Denver, Colorado and was the highest ranking officer to be killed in action in the European Theater during World War II. The son and grandson of Rabbis, Rose was the highest ranking Jewish American in the Army and was the commander of the famed Third Armored Division. This video features the announcement of the monument and sculpture built in his honor and ...

Shot by combat photographer Jim Bates on March 18, 1945, this film footage shows Major General Maurice Rose giving out medals to his men of the 3rd Armored Division for their heroic efforts during the Battle of Cologne. General Rose was tragically killed in action just two weeks later on March 30, 1945 near Paderborn, Germany. He was the highest ranking Jewish American officer in the Army as we...

The Alexander Film Company of Colorado was the largest producer of theatrical advertising in the United States and moved to Colorado Springs in 1928. At one time they had 700 employees in Colorado Springs and their production facility was on 200 acres off of North Nevada Avenue.

This presentation on April 28th, 2022 was for the Colorado Resource Sharing Conference and was the keynote presentation by Steve Antonuccio. Steve has spent 30 years working in public and academic libraries and wrote a book about his experiences called "There is No Such Thing as a Typical Librarian." This presentation focuses on the story of African American business woman Fannie Mae Duncan of ...

On July 20, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis officially announced the plans for the General Maurice Rose Monument in Veterans Park across the street from the Colorado Capitol Building. General Rose, who grew up in Colorado, was the highest ranking Jewish American officer in World War II and was killed in action on March 30, 1945. Known as the front lines General, Rose commanded the 3rd Armor...

Jewish American General Maurice Rose, who grew up in Colorado, was killed in action on March 30, 1945. He spent almost 3 years in continuous combat defeating Nazi Germany in Tunisia, Sicily, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Battle of Cologne with his 3rd Armored Division. Known as the front lines General, he was the highest ranking officer to be killed in combat in Europe. Because he didn't sur...

Born into a wealthy Colorado family in 1889, Rosemary "Silver Dollar" Tabor wanted to be an actress and went to Colorado Springs to be a featured actress in the 1914 film The Greater Barrier. She tragically was murdered in Chicago at the age of 36 in 1925. The film the Greater Barrier is an orphan film that was independently produced by the Pikes Peak Film Company. It deals with an interracial ...

The Historic Films of the Pikes Peak Region Part 2 presented by Steve Antonuccio

The Historic Films of the Pikes Peak Region Part 1 presented by Steve Antonuccio

Cheyenne Mountain School and Dr. Lloyd Shaw

Voices of Cripple Creek documentary

Baby Nina's first word is the Bronx Cheer

This is your life Mary Mashburn

Max and Goldie fighting over a Toy monkey

Alexander Film Company sample Films and Commercials

Max Smyer going nuts

Bear Dance

1971 Peterson High School (Sunnyvale, California) Graduation Party

A Time To Remember: An Interview with Adele Obodov and her memories of Kristallnacht

The Treasure of the Cripple Creek Mining District

Chris Whitley and Live

The Storyteller Sculptor with Michael Garman

Kind Nature's Scenery to Portray: The Photography of William Edward Hook

Harvest of Love