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Miles MacNamara — A Life in Steam and Clay (SANTO Remix)
A life traced through family records, railroad work and industry.
About this film
A music-led portrait of Miles MacNamara through family records, railroad work, and the steam-and-clay industry.
Behind the film
The history & the evidence.
A 1917 newspaper names Miles J. McNamara as an engineer at the Patton Clay Manufacturing Company. Factory mapping and his 1950 obituary connect that work to the machinery and community around him.
- Primary sourcePatton Clay’s staff and works, 1917 The Patton Courier’s company profile names “Miles J. McNamara, engineer.”
- Workplace contextPatton Clayworks on the 1910 Sanborn map Sheet 8 shows the factory, its engines and dynamos, and its light-and-power operation.
- Primary sourceMiles MacNamara’s obituary, 1950 The September 21 Union Press-Courier reports forty-three years as a stationary engineer at Patton Clay.
The soundtrack
Music credits
“Beto's Horns — SANTO remix” — Fred again.., CA7RIEL, Paco Amoroso; remix by SANTO.