PBS - Mill Times - David Macaulay

This animated program centers on a small New England community similar to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where Samuel Slater established America's first textile mill. Live action hosted by David Macaulay, takes viewers from Manchester, England, to Lowell, Massachusetts, explaining technological changes that transformed the making of textiles, a key component of the Industrial Revolution sweeping across Europe and America in the late 18th century.
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[@esaiie]

bruh who else is watching this for online school, and realized your teacher gave you a 56 MINUTE VIDEO!

[@xbthompson6760]

Yeah but my teacher put it in 3 parts 🤦

[@esaiie]

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[@xbthompson6760]

@@esaiie 😂😂

[@esaiie]

@@xbthompson6760 I didn’t watch those whole thing even tho i had to.

[@xbthompson6760]

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[@ericwahl4142]

Every time the cartoon part comes on I feel like I'm watching Scooby Doo

[@johnellis4831]

yeah

[@yaySurrep]

40:46 my last remaining brain cells on a test

[@AxelLopez-fe1vs]

Lol

[@sirsmack]

Wow

[@pine2733]

Who else is here from social studies class from in quarantine??!!!

[@leowu4563]

Ela not social studies

[@jamesbarrow5637]

ELA

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[@mattschwab8935]

ELA

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Om from ela

[@izzomctorro]

This may be the most riveting tale my mind has ever consumed

[@sheisuturuki]

the people that watch this actually learn stuff

[@sergeantoof]

Assuming that you are from a Social Studies class, here's a good tip to find information from the video very quickly: 1. Click on the three dots that are to the right of the rating bar 2. Click on "Open transcript" 3. Do Ctrl-F and type in whatever you want to find 4. Scroll through the transcript until you find the highlighted word, phrase, or part that you typed into the Find bar 5. Click on the highlighted text :) enjoy! Good luck on studying!

[@luiscintron8839]

thank bruh, u just helped future generations

[@matthewbratter90909]

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[@sergeantoof]

@@matthewbratter90909 :) You're welcome. I have no memory of writing this comment because it was 2 years ago, but thanks.

[@naith2728]

my brudda you just saved my grade.

[@sergeantoof]

@@naith2728 :) np

[@ricashbringer9866]

I'm not here for a class assignment. I'm just here because I like it. I grew up in Burrillville, Rhode Island, which is in the NW corner of the state next to North Smithfield and Glocester. I know some of the places that appear in this documentary. Some of the mills, like the one near where I lived have been turned into apartments, and the economies of the towns have become more diverse.

[@Dastardly-Productions]

They deadass gave us a cartoon for our collage level history course.

[@C4SIMA]

i’m here for a 5th grade assignment 💀💀

[@Bambisgf77]

Makes it more interesting, a unique style which is why it is still relevant nearly 25 years after it was made.

[@Aogamii]

40:02 Someone in my class said that he looks like the person from the Quaker logo.

[@sheisuturuki]

agreed

[@BNardolilli]

From his wikipedia: "Moses Brown eventually differentiated himself from his family by converting to Quakerism"

[@coheedthewarning4718]

Thank goodness for increased playback speed. 6 hours of reading and a 1 hour video was assigned this week. Nice

[@Rezztro]

If anyone here is trying to get the pros and cons of the Mill Times it starts at 5:30 ish or 6:04 ish

[@Amphros_22Franco]

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[@rubysapsycho7773]

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[@jonessabrina48]

Just here for the class project. hmmmm

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[@sammuscanuiel1352]

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[@cthulhutamer6673]

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[@5usp3c7]

anyone else have this on their worksheet? Wool was the most common material that people in America once used to make clothing. A loom is used to create yarn or fabric. Water was the energy source that once powered early mills. Huntington was the name of the fictional mill that Josiah Greshan and Shaddrack built. An early mill could spin the same amount of material as 50 people. Mill owners Built a Dam to access river energy. Samuel Slater built the first American mill in 1790. The factory system began employing hundreds of workers. Lowell built his famous textile mill in Lowell, Massachusetts. Lowell promised parents of Country Women who agreed to work in his Mills good paying Wages, boarding houses free of charge, and 3 full meals a day. Lowell girls did not work on Sundays, so they could attend Church. Factory workers formed _____________or went on _____________due to unsafe working conditions, low wages, and very long job _____________ Slater named the mill he built in 1806 ___________ _____________ was the new source of energy that made it possible to run a machine anytime and anyplace. Many New England __________moved to the South because_____________replaced the necessity of_______________power, _____________ was close by, and _________was cheaper. How did the rise of textile mills help shape the Industrial Revolution? ******Writing Prompt: Compare and contrast life for children living during the Industrial Revolution with life in the twenty-first century. Provide details about work, education, relaxation, tools, and technology. ******** Mill Times video (Start to 33:50) damn Where do you think most of your clothes are produced in 2017? Where would your clothes be made if you were living in Randolph in the Mid 1800’s? DIRECTIONS: Answer the questions below based on the video. What was the weaving process like using an individual machine? (5:45) Where and when did the spinning industry begin? When did it spread to the United States? (9:00) 3. Who is happy about the early days of the Huntington Mill? Which group is unhappy with the Mill? Why?(14:15) 4. In the animation video, after the son takes over the business, what major issue occurs? How is it resolved?(24:10-29:00) 5. List three requirements of the Lowell Mill Girls. What were the living conditions like? Did they enjoy itoverall? Explain. (30-33:00)

[@emmabrowning8680]

Shout out to Mr. Hall for making us watch this

[@koma3462]

*_I'm just here for my goddamn history freshman class.._*

[@arizonarangerwithabigirono1959]

Dang freshman, I’m in 7th grade

[@capncook2006]

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[@koma3462]

@@arizonarangerwithabigirono1959 Oh haha, I'm a sophomore now! Time flies:)

[@chicharito14fan]

Im in 8th

[@Maryam_and_reem]

@@koma3462 what about now?

[@samsamyra]

The viewers like you thing brings back so many memories...

[@MegaLivingIt]

This skims over the huge fact of child labor in the Mills. (History of Labor). Photos of a young girl barefoot and in long skirts, looking out the mill window wistfully during her 10-12 hour work day. Or other ten year olds running up and down the rows of spinning bobbins (very dangerous conditions) because they had small deft fingers.

[@SamathaNLouisiana]

Facts, not to mention glossing over the impact industrialization had on the slave trade. The north may not have had an abundance of slaves but without these factories the demand for cotton may have not been as great.

[@scratchdog2216]

David Macaulay's picture books are great.

[@alexvaz8501]

I live in Lowell and I'm surrounded by these mills.. I love looking at them Everytime I step out my house

[@cozy46]

I'm watching this because I'm doing a research paper on the Lowell mill girls. I'm in a Master's program for American history. I was not expecting the animation! 🤣🤣🤣 but hey, it's fun! I just stumbled upon this video.

[@JeremiahsFiles]

My friend Kali Baucom visited the mills in Lowell.

[@Tsumami__]

40:40 *DAMN.* that schnoz. That face.

[@myusernameissoobnoxiouslyl1466]

a product of incest

[@powerfulatom111]

The pose. The place. The *power*

[@marchhare7501]

He's gotta ve a lizard person like Zuckerberg.

[@justsomerandomguynamedsam3657]

When I saw the first half of this I was like "seems like something I would have watched when I was younger " but after a few viewings I was like " oh shit now I remember I did see this when I was younger " right now I'm 16

[@someonethatexist1570]

damn ur 21 now😭⁉️⁉️

[@germanbaguette1535]

And now I join the retinue of fellow students in the watching of this video, hello from Strickland Middle School

[@spazzklown10]

Whos just watchin this for the hell of it and not for a class because it reminds me of lowell so much!!!

[@the_dover5036]

who else just looking the awnsers up

[@ricashbringer9866]

I grew up in Burrillville Rhode Island during the 80s, and am familiar with many of the places show in this video. It brings back many fond memories for me, but to say places like Slatersville were left desolate is a bit harsh. The Towns did recover after awhile, and are doing quite well now, having diversified business today. Slatersville is a village in the town of North Smithfield. The mills that sprung up in the area built the villages around them. Today there are many nice homes, and good Real Estate in Northern Rhode Island, and it is a nice place to visit.

[@kailierayner5512]

I’m from RI also. :)

[@VulcanTrekkie45]

Hey, I live in Methuen! And I recognise most of the mills from the program that they used. That one with the clock tower that they showed at the end? That's a shoe shop now.

[@Licklacklock128]

Hey how are u? Pls tell me your shoe shop adventures

[@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer]

@@Licklacklock128 Watch it all in _married with children 1986-1997_ available on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray. Predominantly VHS though.

[@matthewbratter90909]

Spencer how are you now 7 years later?

[@dannyt2892]

Born in Lawrence when if u had a baby at the time u would go to Methuen women hospital.mass till I die

[@josephlombardo6919]

I love the comments on this video xD I'm doing this for an online assignment as well

[@myusernameissoobnoxiouslyl1466]

10/10 graphics -IGN

[@JorgeJimenez-bz7dx]

It really makes you feel like you are in a water mill!! 10/10 - IGN

[@icyxtrash9990]

Legit here cause of my social studies teacher lolll

[@rubysapsycho7773]

Damn there are middle schoolers watching this?? I’m here for my college history class

[@mai-ts7bh]

just here bc of quarantine 😗

[@myusernameissoobnoxiouslyl1466]

SHOUT OUT TO MR MACKSOUD!

[@av5957]

171,881 people who had to watch this for class lol

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[@LuisPerez-dn1mg]

Who else here for a class project? ✋

[@aiseo7869]

no

[@Nonamearisto]

I want to see the hat shop sequel. :D

[@lowlightfx1711]

Anthony, cmon buddy why did you make this video now we have an assignment on it :(

[@DanielPineau]

Awesome that this would have been Social Studies curriculum. When these books came out, they were HUGE! - still are. The Mill is actually my favorite, followed by Cathedral and Pyramid.

[@Tsumami__]

I see a lot of kids who are going to love flipping burgers one day commenting

[@prettymind.1405]

Yep! That's our plan and our reasoning for not wanting to watch a godawful boring video that won't even teach anything because look around you! It's 2016! It's not frickin 50 years ago!

[@Tsumami__]

ronniefuckingradke you won't even manage to get a job at McDonald's. Seriously. Good luck, it's going to be hard as fuck when you become an adult.

[@jimsilverwood431]

Err...... Mr Raddics, The industrial revolution was over 100 years ago. Per haps the first fifteen minutes of the program wouldn't be such a bad idea. Might help in your quest for fast food employment.

[@cadthebobloxian7673]

1. Wool 2. A Loom 3. Water 4. Huntington 5. 50 6. They built dams on rivers 7. 1789 (Or 1790) 8. Factory 9. Lowell 10. Offer free dresses 11. Sunday 12. Went on strike 13. Slatersville 14. Steam 15. There was better weather in the South

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you a real one

[@kylelol2343]

Thank you bro

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really a goat i swear

[@what-lh1wp]

Omfg you saved me so much time. W Rizz homie.

[@mekenzidimock3181]

Some of them ain’t the answers

[@seandeoliveira]

the first mill is called Slater Mill and built by Samuel Slater. Located on the Blackstone River In Pawtucket RI

[@VCYT]

An Samuel was born in Derbyshire England - just like Jason Statham.

[@CManSully]

shout out to Ms. Sparrow

[@dangerzone4994]

I needed to do this for school, thanks y'all

[@nitroeaglehawk5667]

Great video it combines cartoon and documentary which makes it very interesting

[@tarnopol]

Great uploads-the Macaulay stuff!

[@JeremiahsFiles]

I first heard about the Pawtucket River & Slater Mill in Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego, this video really helped me with these clues.

[@JacoboGarNivi]

Very helpfull to undestand how factories started in USA

[@jacobcross3559]

I'm here for our US History Class, to 1877

[@carsonthornton26]

Does anyone want to give me the answers to the video questions?

[@pjuan.3]

Carson Thornton yessir

[@AnnoraEksteen]

I enjoyed Old Sturbridge Village. Walking back in time. I am from South Africa and speak Afrikaans. We have The Pierneef Museum in Pretoria - also a heritage of the past.

[@superbrownsheep3777]

I love the score in the documentary film. Does anyone know who composed the music for this film?

[@smiley5343]

Bruh 2020 led me to this exact moment.

[@panzerpusher]

All these people here bitching about having to watch this for some class, and here I am, watching because I love the work of David Macaulay and learning new things...

[@felixparker4374]

Yall's these comments are making my day.

[@polishcow3362]

Yeah

[@tubeyhamster]

David Macaulay is adorable.

[@OmarGarcia-zx2yl]

This video was amazing

[@JeremiahsFiles]

My friend Kali Baucom lives in Massachusetts, she told me about the time she visited the mills in Lowell.

[@zacharyjakob]

Excuse me, is there any more of that fish hash?

[@daniellelemond7426]

This film ( PBS Mill Times ) shows how the weaving mills evolved over the last couple of hundred years. Entire generations of families wrapped their whole lives around the 'mill villages'. While it's sad to see that gone from our economy - we should go back to our roots as our forefathers did. Bring weaving back to the home!! It used to be the only place you saw a weaving loom was in a home--run by the wife or husband and kids. It took a whole week to turn out 50 yards of plain weave cloth, but it could be sold for very good money to the general stores and seamstresses of that era. I recently watched a UTube video showing a woman in Japan making the most expensive jean material in the world. Momotaro Jeans cost about $2000 US a pair, but will last for 20 years. She could only weave about 3 yards a day on a hand loom. This specialized market has a huge potential for expansion in the USA. Problem is this generations young people would go into shock or get "triggered" and need a "safe space" if you had them sit 6 to 8 hours a day weaving..Lmao!

[@chinabill3375]

20:14 reminded me the movie " Wanted "

[@hatslippers2891]

Anyone else's here for 8th grade history?

[@yomamaisamama7810]

Hatslippers meeee

[@katieng3725]

nope , 6th grade ELA

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10th grade history😂

[@domdouse3575]

its yr 9 where i am -

[@sammuscanuiel1352]

Here

[@Lobo-Lobo]

Anthony Thanks for the show. Great Music collection too!

[@elisabethrobinson1720]

Expert captioning.

[@alexculp606]

Legend of Kyoto

[@bunnybabybevytv6434]

The negative comments from the “adults” are alarming. Thank you for making this quality video.

[@bunnybabybevytv6434]

Professor Edward Engh from SLCC found this video for me

[@verylostdoommarauder]

I'm pretty sure that the animations were made by the same people that made the two animated Discworld adaptations from the late 90s. At the very least, the style is very similar.

[@Bambisgf77]

Where can I find these please? Is Discworld the name of the program or the makers? I am very interested in this type of animation. Thank you

[@freypokorny2363]

Mr. Wilson's class Clothing was mostly handmade A bobbin is a spool of string or thread The water wheel was used for sawing and grain Richard Arkwright, it spins cotton.

[@karidusterhoff8705]

I turned on captions because im taking notes for school and it didnt take me long to figure out that some of them arent quite right. lol

[@MerryMohProductions]

The 2d character animation is decent for the most part, but it isn't integrated very well with the lighting and especially some of the computer animation and backgrounds.

[@dannyt2892]

Lowell is where my heart will die

[@yeseniacazales5296]

Dose anyone know the name of the 2 main guys in the cartoon part ? The red head and the other guy

[@carolwolsieffer6441]

One thing has not changed; our families moved from Germany to France prior to WW2 and then from France to The Americas to cut down on Taxes. My Husband and I both joined the Military in the 1970's and have retired twice. The businesses our parents had from those times required no people to run anything so - it was not hard to close the doors forever and not have to worry about who was left behind. The place where our parents business once stood have became a parking lot - and now sits vacant in front of A Radio Shack.

[@stereocd4516]

also here for the class assignment :)

[@sarahcoleman3284]

I thought that this video was really cool mixed with a cartoon story that probably would have actually happend back then ‼️

[@catenaughtonflynn7186]

Some of the captions are wrong. Is there a way for me to fix that myself?

[@alexculp606]

David Ogden Stiers As Judge Shaun Smith

[@amongusjoin7996]

thanks coach ford for the 56 minute video

[@Maryam_and_reem]

SLJH??

[@yusraazim7880]

Gotta love coach Ford

[@hardlineamerican8495]

Shout out to Mr. Kennet!

[@kalfadem7253]

This video go hard

[@Amphros_22Franco]

I’m here for a class assignment

[@notix6203]

i just put the speed on 2.0...please help me

[@JaSchAirbourne]

30:00 Love the music, I wanna get it

[@izzomctorro]

Thank you Anthony 223

[@Patrick3183]

David Macauley is great and so smart and fun to watch.

[@tntbreadheads7342]

If you guys are here for a class thing and you need "interesting facts" i gotchu. just copy and paste. 1.All women had to attend Sunday church service. 2.Mary Methuan was the best hand spinners in the area. 3.In the beginning, all the textile mills produced was yarn. 4.John Brown was a friend of George Washington and a very successful financier.

[@spillthetea8504]

Thanks can u tell me 3 things for the girls about working in the mills . I just need 3 positive things for the girls . Please please help it’s due tomorrow please see this

[@quijoo]

@@spillthetea8504 rip

[@arjunsikka380]

WE LOVE MILL TIMES

[@emmabrowning8680]

Mr. Hall is an expert meme maker

[@totallytherealspiderman]

Me and all my homies watching this cause of a school project

[@skysnow6327]

same

[@huddo92]

Didnt realize this was a 56 minute video 🙂

[@gavinace3948]

When ur here during quarantine because ur ss teacher is making watch this

[@maritanottzmusic]

Am here fo research love it

[@gretchenl7852]

Make sure u speed up the video to 1.5x or more

[@austinbrown9442]

Wassup quarantined people

[@hannahkemen430]

anyone got the asnswers to the worksheet

[@calthecat6527]

Tip: put the video at x2 so that you do half the work for school

[@ajdaboi9707]

Bruh im doing this for home school because of corona

[@BrriNYT]

Any answers?

[@sahidrizo373]

2021 anyone here for an assingment because I am

[@polishcow3362]

I am lmao

[@prettymind.1405]

The only reason why I am here is my fucking English teacher I'm gonna speed up the video and chill in the comment section lol

[@akoponen]

I was hoping that the Francis Turbine would be covered. But interesting nonetheless.

[@yank3656]

thanks for sharing anthony223