This clip showcases Franklin’s role as postmaster in the colonies. Shots of some fortifications in Pennsylvania. CU of the eyes of a painting of Ben Franklin. Fade to black, open back in on the same painting. Dissolve to a document on postal systems. Shot of an engraving of Franklin, pan right to show a document that appointed him postmaster. CU of a letter. Shots of Georgian buildings, meant to simulate the trip Franklin would have to take for this postmaster job. CU of an odometer, his invention, that measured the miles of his travels for the postal system. CU of the Pennsylvania Gazette, then CU of the famous “JOIN or DIE” cartoon, made by Franklin.