Object Details
Collection Donor
Nelson, Scott
Collection Creator
Bobcat Company
Collection Citation
Bobcat Company Records, 1940s-2009, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scope and Contents note
¾ inch U-Matic
A compilation of films transferred to U-Matic. Bobcats are seen moving dirt, hay, manure, potatoes, bricks, and debris as well as loading trucks, in pig pens, sweeping, removing snow, digging with the backhoe attachment, fitting into tight spaces, and in several settings including the farm, in the winter, at construction sites, and in the backyard.
1. Sales Meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi (part 2), 1973 (includes equipment, tents, Bobcats, and people): shows Bobcats being tested against competitors' models and the locations and festivities occurring at the meeting.
2. Uranium-Lignite Strip Mine: shows Bobcats at work in the mine.
3. M500 Bobcat with Go-Go music
4. Bobcat a Go-Go
5. M500 television commercials
6. M500 Bobcat commercial with Go-Go girl
7. M600 commercials
8. M371 commercials
9. All model commercial
10. M371 commercial
11. 371/610/970 commercials
12. "Get It Up" girls singing: three women singing motivational songs about selling Bobcats.
13. New Breed commercials: the same commercials on the Country Day Television Commercials tape.
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Sponsor
Processing of this collection was made possible, in part, by a gift from the Bobcat Company of North America.
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. The Archives Center does not own rights to these photographs. All requests for permission to use these photographs for non-museum purposes must be addressed directly to the Bobcat Company. Potential users must receive written permission from appropriate rights holders prior to obtaining high quality copies.
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Viewing the film portion of the collection without reference copies requires special appointment, please inquire. Do not use original materials when available on reference video, DVD, or audio tapes. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Record ID
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