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Watch this wonderful and mellow short documentary about janitors (1966)

Color It Clean (1966)


In 1966, the University of Illinois, Motion Picture Service interviewed campus janitors about their work. “To do a really top notch piece of work, you’ve gotta do more than just dust and sweep — you’ve gotta really color it clean.” From the description at Archive.org:


Shows the detailed steps necessary to achieve a high standard of cleanliness in a public restroom and presents the opinions, attitudes and personal feelings of the men who do the job, giving voice in particular to a janitor in a university building. Director: James W. Hall. Janitor: Hance Nelson.


(via r/ObscureMedia)


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