Shows Minnesota lakes at the head waters of the Mississippi River. CCC men work in Itasca Lake State Park and in Scenic State Park. Pageants re-create the days of the Indians and backwoodsmen with log cabins, covered wagons, stockades, and Indian wigwams. Includes views of Indians on a reservation, picnickers in a park, and a CCC camp.

National Archives Identifier: 11652

Local Identifier: 48.20

Creator(s): Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures. (? - ?) (Most Recent)

From: Series : Motion Picture Film Documentation of the Diverse Activities of the Department of the Interior, compiled 1916 - 1976

* Record Group 48: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1826 - 2009

Level of Description: Item

Type(s) of Archival Materials: Moving Images

This item was produced or created: 1938

The creator compiled or maintained the series between: 1916 - 1976

Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted

Use Restriction(s): Undetermined

Sound Type: Sound

Accession Number(s): III-NAV-193

Online Resource(s): YouTube 

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* Transcript 

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Contributors to Authorship and/or Production of the Archival Material(s):

* Department of the Interior. (1849 - ), Producer