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Feb 3, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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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:...
Topics: Civilians, Indian reservations, Indians of North America, Minnesota, Mississippi, Motion pictures,...
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Feb 6, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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48.81 Mt. Rainier National Park, 1936 Civilian Conservation Corps workers transplant trees, break rocks, lay a cobblestone path, dig drainage ditches, and feed squirrels and a woodpecker in the park. Shows the snowcapped mountains and a close-up of "Pigeon Spring." National Archives Identifier: 11712 Local Identifier: 48.81 * Creator(s): Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures. (? - ?) (Most Recent) * From: Series : Motion Picture Film Documentation of the Diverse...
Topics: Civilians, Motion pictures, Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.), Mountains, Living New Deal
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Feb 6, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Documentary: Shows the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps on St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John and their beaches and palm trees. Locates Christiansted and Frediksted, the two largest cities on St. Croix. National Park Service sets up a CCC camp on the islands and employs natives for work projects; land irrigation, playground construction, tree planting. Show's tree nurseries at St. Croix's ECW Camp V-2. National Archives Identifier: 11736 Local Identifier: 48.105 Creator(s):...
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Topics: Architecture, Civilians, Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (1934 - ), Irrigation,...
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Feb 3, 2015
02/15
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Shows the lakes and forests of Minnesota. Tourists sail boats on a lake, cook on an outdoor grill, picnic at outdoor tables, and swim and fish in lakes. National Archives Identifier: 11651 Local Identifier: 48.19 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...
Topics: Boats and boating, Fishing, Forests and forestry, Lakes, Minnesota, Motion pictures, Swimming,...
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Feb 7, 2015
02/15
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Shows CCC men at work in the State Park at Big Sur, California. CCC men cook on an outdoor grill, dig drainage ditches, split logs, crack rocks, unload supplies at camp, cut trails through the forest, operate power shovels, rollers and tractors, and ride to and from work in trucks. Tourists visit the park. Includes views of mountains, forests, a suspension bridge across a river, and Big Sur River. National Archives Identifier: 11690 Local Identifier: 48.59 * Creator(s): Department of the...
Topics: Architecture, Big Sur (Calif.), Bridges, Civilians, Earthmoving machinery, Motion pictures, Living...
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Feb 6, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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CCC men work on roads and trails, quarry building stone with a pneumatic drill, transplant trees, copy pottery, repair ruins at Far View House, and inspect ancient relics. Includes views of the cliff dwellings. National Archives Identifier: 11668 Local Identifier: 48.37 * 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 *...
Topics: Architecture, Civilians, Indian antiquities, Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.), Motion pictures,...
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Feb 4, 2015
02/15
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Scenes of azaleas in bloom, old homes, ships at docks, and bales of cotton, barrels of turpentine, and bunches of bananas being loaded on board freighters in Mobile, Ala., depict its culture and commercial activity. Shows a panorama of Gulf, Little River, and Cedar Creek State Parks in Alabama. CCC boys work in the forests and operate tractors and graders in State Parks; picnickers eat on outdoor tables. A colored CCC boy dances. National Archives Identifier: 11662 Local Identifier: 48.31...
Topics: African Americans, Architecture, Cargo ships, Cedar Creek State Park (Ala.), Civilians, Dance, Gulf...
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Feb 3, 2015
02/15
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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CCC men ride in trucks, work with pick and shovel, operate bulldozers, graders and pneumatic drills, construct parapets and guard rails, and march with pick and shovel in the park. Includes views of forests, flowers, and underbrush. Rangers in towers watch for forest fires. National Archives Identifier: 11653 Local Identifier: 48.21 Creator(s): Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures. (? - ?) (Most Recent) From: Series : Motion Picture Film Documentation of the Diverse...
Topics: Civilians, Earthmoving machinery, Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.), Motion pictures, Living...
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Feb 4, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Shows Birmingham and views of Alabama's mountains, homes, factories, mines, railways, and its State Parks, including Oak Mountain State Park, Weogufka State Park, De Soto State Park, and Cheaha State Park. CCC men in the parks crack rocks, construct lodges and roads, operate bulldozers and dump trucks, and study first aid and artificial respiration. Includes views of tourists driving into the parks, picnicking, and wading in streams. National Archives Identifier: 11699 Local Identifier: 48.68...
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Topics: Architecture, Birmingham (Ala.), Cheaha Mountain, Civilians, De Soto State Park (Ala.), Motion...
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Feb 4, 2015
02/15
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Reel 1 is missing. Reel 2, artifacts of mound building Indians are displayed in the Alabama Museum of Natural History at Tuscaloosa: pottery, stone and shell ornaments, arrow heads, flints, and bone awls, needles, and fish hooks. Human and animal skeletons are reconstructed. Broken pottery is pieced together. CCC units excavate and reconstruct mounds in the Mounds State Park. National Archives Identifier: 11635 Local Identifier: 48.3 Creator(s): Department of the Interior. Division of Motion...
Topics: Alabama Museum of Natural History, Archaeology, Civilians, Indian craft, Motion pictures, Living...
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Feb 4, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Reel 1 shows a dam, generators, power lines and a power house; workers constructing a dam with steam shovels and other machinery; the flooded Tennessee River; and views of horse drawn coal cars, deserted farms, and eroded land. President Roosevelt addresses Congress requesting the creation of TVA. Shows Wilson dam and powerhouse at Muscle Shoals, Ala., and Norris dam under construction. Reel 2 shows views of laborers operating dump trucks, drills, steam shovels, and other equipment to construct...
Topics: Blasting, Building, Concrete, Dams, Earthmoving machinery, Electricity, Erosion, Farms, Floods,...
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Feb 6, 2015
02/15
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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This film is on Maryland's Patapsco Forest State Park. The footage shows the park's forests and streams and a close-up of Avalon Dam on the Patapsco River. Scenes show Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) men as they worked on the park's roads with picks and shovels, cleared the banks and drained swampy areas, laid out trails, drilled and broke rock, and slept in outdoor quarters. The footage includes a panoramic view of Baltimore, Maryland. National Archives Identifier: 11665 Local Identifier:...
Topics: Baltimore (Md.), Civilian Conservation Corps. (1937 - 07/01/1939), Patapsco Valley State Park...
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Feb 4, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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On California's State parks. Reel 1 shows forests, streams, waterfalls, brush, and mountains in Redwood, Humboldt, Calaveras, and Tamalpais State Parks. CCC men clear undergrowth, cut and process lumber, dig culverts, build bridges, and work on roads and trails with bulldozers and tractors. Reel 2 shows views of Prairie Creek and Big Sur State Parks, including views of the San Jacinto mountain range. CCC men work and relax in the parks. Reel 3 shows Cuyamaca Ranch State Park. CCC men construct...
Topics: Architecture, Big Sur (Calif.), Civilians, Earthmoving machinery, Motion pictures, Mountains,...
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Feb 3, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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On State parks in New England. Reel 1 shows the Maine coast, Bar Harbor, and Baxter and Moose Brook State Parks; picnickers cook on a grill; CCC men work in the forests. Shows Connecticut's Acculney State Park. Oxen pull up stumps of trees. Horses pull cart loads of lumber. Reel 2 shows Connecticut's Proctor and Elmore State Parks, Virginia's Dorlim State Park, and Massachusett's Mohawk Trail and Savoy State Parks. Includes views of picnickers and hikers, sawmill operations, fishing, and road...
Topics: Bar Harbor (Me.), Baxter State Park (Me.), Civilians, Elmore State Park (Vt.), Fishing, Forests and...
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Feb 4, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Shows Alabama's State Capitol in Montgomery, the brass star in the floor of its Senate chamber where Jefferson Davis took his oath of office, the Confederate "White House," Dexter Ave., the public square, Exchange Hotel, and Union Stockyards. CCC men dig wells in Marengo County State Park. The ROTC drills at Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn. Art students draw, and tourists swim, picnic, sunbathe, cycle, and ride horses in Shiawassee State Park; CCC men pour concrete and...
Topics: Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Architecture, Auburn (Ala.), Civilians, Hotels, Marengo Lake (Ala.),...
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Mar 10, 2015
03/15
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Reel 1, scenes of palm trees, surf on a beach at St. Augustine, an old schoolhouse, old homes in St. Augustine, and old men playing checkers depict Florida's history, social atmosphere, and climate. Shows the Royal Palms State Park, Florida Botanical Garden and Arboretum, Highlands Hammock, Rex Beach Forest, and bridges and streams. CCC men work in a park. Reel 2 shows CCC men turning out for a day's work, playing volley ball and tennis, swimming, and fighting brush and forest fires, Includes...
Topics: Civilians, Fire extinction, Florida, Motion pictures, Saint Augustine (Fla.), Sports, Living New...
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Feb 4, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Shows views of Yosemite National Park including "Big Tree Lodge," "Wawona Tunnel Trees," rock formations, and streams. Tourists fish in a stream, stroll along a forest path, and ride horses and bicycles in the park. CCC men work in the park. National Archives Identifier: 11725 Local Identifier: 48.94 Creator(s): Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures. (? - ?) (Most Recent) From: Series : Motion Picture Film Documentation of the Diverse Activities of the...
Topics: Bicycles, Civilians, Fishing, Motion pictures, Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
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Feb 4, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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On State Parks of West Virginia. Reel 1, views of cities, factories, steel furnaces, hydroelectric plants, rivers, canals, and locks depict the State's industries and waterways. Shows Green Brier Hotel at White Sulphur Springs and the town of Berkeley. CCC men work in Lost River Park. Tourists ride horses, picnic at an outdoor table, and examine an old house. Children crippled by polio perform handicraft and sunbathe in Berkeley hospital. Reel 2, visitors to Cacapon State Park ride bicycles and...
Topics: Civilians, Deer, Fishing, Hotels, Motion pictures, Picnicking, Poliomyelitis, Swimming, Turkey,...
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Feb 4, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Reel 1, unemployed workers stand in line at the gates of closed factories. Shows views of South Carolina's Edista State Park and Myrtle Beach State Park, and Georgia's Santo Domingo State Park. CCC men work in the park, destroy caterpillars and other pests, transplant trees, attend classes, and feed animals. Shows the home of Alexander Stevens, vice president of the Confederacy, being renovated. Reel 2 shows various views of State parks in Vermont, Massachusetts, Virginia, Louisiana, New York,...
Topics: American Civil War, 1861-1865, Animals, Civilians, Edisto Island (S.C.), Motion pictures, Myrtle...
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Feb 4, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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This film is on Maryland's Patapsco Forest State Park. The footage shows the park's forests and streams and a close-up of Avalon Dam on the Patapsco River. Scenes show Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) men as they worked on the park's roads with picks and shovels, cleared the banks and drained swampy areas, laid out trails, drilled and broke rock, and slept in outdoor quarters. The footage includes a panoramic view of Baltimore, Maryland. National Archives Identifier: 11665 Local Identifier:...
Topics: Baltimore (Md.), Civilian Conservation Corps. (1937 - 07/01/1939), Patapsco Valley State Park (Md.)
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Feb 4, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Shows CCC men at work in Geneva State Park, Alabama. They cross a footbridge with shovels on their shoulders, erect a fence, bridge a stream, clear away dead trees, and replant trees. National Archives Identifier: 11700 Local Identifier: 48.69 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...
Topics: Architecture, Civilians, Geneva State Forest (Ala.), Motion pictures
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Feb 3, 2015
02/15
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Reel 1 shows rain storms and flooded streams, the flooded Tennessee River valley, Norris Dam and Wilson Dam, and a panorama of eroded land. Phosphate fertilizer is made in an electric furnace at Muscle Shoals, is bagged, and is shipped to the farmer. Contrasts productivity of fertilized and non-fertilized land. Reel 2 shows crops and cattle on a farm, a delegation of farmers conferring with a county agent, the power house at Wilson Dam, electric power lines and towers, a reservoir, and a...
Topics: Cattle, Dams, Electric apparatus and appliances, Electric engineering, Erosion, Floods, Irrigation,...
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Feb 4, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Farm scenes show cattle in a field, farm machinery, and men stacking hay. Various recreational areas for underprivileged children are located on a map. Children play in slum areas. CCC men do construction work in Chopwamsic Recreational Demonstration Area. City children file out of schools, board busses, debus at Chopwamsic, and hike, swim, and play. Includes brief flashes of the Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. National Archives Identifier: 11714 Local Identifier: 48.83...
Topics: Architecture, Children, Civilian Conservation Corps. (1937 - 07/01/1939), Farms, Lincoln Memorial...
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Feb 3, 2015
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Shows Chickamauga State Park in Georgia and Gettysburg State Park in Pennsylvania. Guides show tourists over the Civil War battlefields. Archeologists dig up Indian relics and skeletons at an ancient Indian village and burial ground at Moundsville, Ala., measure an exhumed skull with calipers, and study unearthed Indian pottery and basketwork. Shows Indian relics in a museum. CCC youths work in North Park and in Clark Forest State Park. Tourists picnic, swim, and canoe in the parks. National...
Topics: American Civil War, 1861-1865, Archaeology, Civilians, Gettysburg (Pa.), Hiking, Indian...
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Reel 1, maps show the origin and history of the American Indian. Modern Indians work in Wisconsin's lumber industry, keep watch for forest fires, and clear bushes in the forest. Includes a close-up of a Delaware Indian treaty. Reel 2, Chippewa Indians make fishnets. Indians work on roads with tractors, picks, and shovels, stand in line at a field kitchen, engage in native handicrafts, and spear salmon on the Columbia River. Pima Indians farm. Shows an Indian Emergency Conservation camp. Indian...
Topics: Canning and preserving, Church buildings, Civilians, Colombia, Fishing, Highway construction,...
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Feb 4, 2015
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Shows the Colorado River, electric power transmission lines, and a steel plant in operation. A train brings materials, fuel, and workmen to Boulder City to build Boulder Dam. Close-ups are shown of buckets on cable cars dumping cement into the coffer dam. Includes views of the power lines and towers at the dam site, the switches to control the power, and the completed dam; and the farms, homes, and orchards made possible by power and water from the dam. National Archives Identifier: 11674 Local...
Topics: Boulder City (Nev.), Building, Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico), Dams, Irrigation, Military bases,...
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Feb 4, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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On New Jersey's State parks. Reel 1 shows views of rivers, lakes, and other points of interest in Palisades Interstate Park, High Point Park, Watchung Reservation State Park. CCC men clear underbrush, cut dead limbs off trees, work on picnic grounds, and spray destructive caterpillars. Includes views of Jersey City. Reel 2 shows CCC men working on bridges and drains, painting, exercising, and engaging in other activities in South Mountain Reservation and in Parvin State Park. Includes views of...
Topics: African Americans, Architecture, Civilians, Jersey City (N.J.), Motion pictures, Music, Palisades...
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Feb 4, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Tourists arrive at Sequoia National Park by car and motorcycle. Shows closeups of a waterfall, an overhanging rock, and a bear. Tourists examine a huge Sequoia tree. Civilian Conservation Corps men work on the roads and eat at an outdoor field kitchen. National Archives Identifier: 11718 Local Identifier: 48.87 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...
Topics: Bears, Civilians, Motion pictures, National parks and reserves
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Feb 6, 2015
02/15
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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Documentary: On the Civilian Conservation Corps' restoration of Fort Frederick as a Maryland State Park. Locates Fort Frederick on the strip of Maryland between Pennsylvania and West Virginia, 15 miles from Hagerstown. Explains that during the Civil War, Indian War, and the Revolutionary War it was used to protect the railroads, canal and a road on the Virginia side of the Potomac. Men clear land and collect relics from the soil. National Archives Identifier: 11737 Local Identifier: 48.106...
Topics: Architecture, Civilians, Motion pictures, National parks and reserves, Living New Deal
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Feb 4, 2015
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Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
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CCC men ride in trucks, work with pick and shovel, operate bulldozers, graders and pneumatic drills, construct parapets and guard rails, and march with pick and shovel in the park. Includes views of forests, flowers, and underbrush. Rangers in towers watch for forest fires. National Archives Identifier: 11653 Local Identifier: 48.21 Creator(s): Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures. (? - ?) (Most Recent) From: Series : Motion Picture Film Documentation of the Diverse...
Topics: Civilians, Earthmoving machinery, Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.), Motion pictures, Living...
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Jul 27, 2022
07/22
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United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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Scenic views in the park located in Montana and Alberta, Canada. Reel 1, Blackfoot Indians stage a dance. Tourists board a boat on Two Medicine Lake. Shows waterfalls, mountain streams, hiking and fishing parties, and Rocky Mountain goats. Reel 2 shows tunnels, tourist lodges, lakes, waterfalls, marmots, and ptarmigan. Description courtesy of the National Archives. National Archives Identifier: 11640
Topics: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (Mont. and Alta.), Motion pictures, Siksika Indians,...
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Jul 23, 2022
07/22
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United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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On the construction of the dam. Reel 1 shows views along the Columbia River. Excavations are made with steam shovels and soil removed on belt conveyors. Concrete is mixed. Reel 2, cement is unloaded into steel silos. Shows panoramic views of the construction explaining the prospective operation of the dam for irrigation and hydro-electric purposes. Description courtesy of the National Archives. National Archives Identifier: 11633
Topics: Motion pictures, Dams, Military bases
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Jul 24, 2022
07/22
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United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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Shows aerial views of a river, a close-up of boulders on a dry river bed, and a panorama of the effects of erosion. Diagrams explain the development of an old river from a young stream. Also shows how waterfalls erode away their beds. Description courtesy of the National Archives. National Archives Identifier: 11716
Topics: Motion pictures, Erosion, Geology, Rivers
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Jul 25, 2022
07/22
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United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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Workmen construct a canal with power shovels and ditchers to carry water from American Falls reservoir to fields. Shows potatoes, wheat, barley, alfalfa, and raspberries growing in irrigated fields and views of harvesting operations. Description courtesy of the National Archives. National Archives Identifier: 11719
Topics: Motion pictures, Architecture, Dams, Earthmoving machinery, Farms, Field crops, Irrigation,...
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Jul 26, 2022
07/22
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United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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Tourists mount horses at Hotel Ahwahnee, ride through the park, and view its points of interest. Includes views of Arch Rock Ranger Station, Merced River, Yosemite Falls, Three Brothers peaks and "Eleven Mile Trail," Vernal Falls, Nevada Falls, "Zig Zag" and "Four Mile Trail", "Lookout," "Union Point," Tioga Pass, "Big Oak," "Flat Rock," Mano Lake, Tioga Lodge, El Capitan, Lee Vining Canyon, Tenaya Lake, Lambert Dome,...
Topics: Merced River (Calif.), Yosemite National Park (Calif.), Motion pictures, Bears, Hotels, Deer
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Jul 26, 2022
07/22
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United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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Shows scenic points of interest in Yosemite National Park. A carload of tourists drives into the park under Arch Rock. Includes closeups of Bridal Veil Falls, El Capitan, Cathedral Spires, "Three Brothers," Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls, Mirror Lake, Mt. Watkins, Happy Isles, Merced River, Mariposa Grove, Wawena Tunnel Tree, Glacier Point Hotel, "Half-Dome," "The Lookout," Overhanging Rock, "Sentinel Dome," Vernal Falls, and "Split Rocks."...
Topics: Yosemite National Park (Calif.), Motion pictures, Tours, Mountains, Waterfalls
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Jul 25, 2022
07/22
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United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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Shows the office of the Bureau of Reclamation in Newell, S.D., and views of irrigation projects at Belle Fourche (S.D.), Minidoka (Idaho), and Shoshone, North Platte, and Riverton (Wyo.). Includes views of Willwood and Wind River dams in Wyoming; a family of colored homesteaders; a sugar beet factory; street scenes in Burley and Minidoka, Idaho, and in Mitchell, Wyo.; and a panorama of South Torrington, Wyo. Young 4-H Club members pose with prize animals. Boys and girls work in a cannery....
Topics: Burley (Idaho), Minidoka (Idaho), Wyoming, Motion pictures, 4-H clubs, African Americans, Beets and...
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Jul 24, 2022
07/22
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United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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Shows aerial views of the Wildwood Dam and power house and close-ups and other views of farm products, animals, and farmers' activities on the Shoshone irrigation project. Includes scenes of farmers picking beans, sorting potatoes, picking raspberries and plums; hauling sugar beets and potatoes in trucks; and constructing a house. Also shows a school at Powell, and a sugar beet refinery at Lovell, Wyo. Description courtesy of the National Archives. National Archives Identifier: 11689
Topics: Wyoming, Motion pictures, Agricultural machinery, Dams, Farm buildings, Farm produce, Livestock,...
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Jul 21, 2022
07/22
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United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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Reel 1 shows Boulder Canyon Reservation, including views of Boulder City's railway station, administration buildings, stores, workers' homes; recreation hall, waterworks, and baseball diamond. The chief engineer and his assistants visit the project. Reel 2 shows bulldozers and power shovels in operation in and around the dam's diversion tunnels. Trucks carry away excavated material. Sand and gravel is hauled in by rail, is dumped into hoppers for washing and grading, and is mixed in a concrete...
Topics: Boulder City (Nev.), Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico), Motion pictures, Blasting, Building, Concrete,...
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Jul 24, 2022
07/22
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United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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People dressed in old-fashioned costumes drive old automobiles and ride old bicycles in a parade through Washington, D.C., as part of a publicity campaign to encourage land reclamation. Description courtesy of the National Archives. National Archives Identifier: 11687
Topics: Motion pictures, Automobiles, Parades, Bicycles
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Jul 26, 2022
07/22
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United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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Shows aerial views of Washington, D.C., and close-ups of the Capitol Dome, Union Station Plaza, the White House, Arlington Amphitheater, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the memorial to the Maine, Great Falls, cherry trees in bloom around Tidal Basin, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, National Airport, and the Commerce Department Building. Edward Mead, Commissioner of Reclamation, and his employees pose on the steps of the Interior Department Building. Includes views of an Army Day parade...
Topics: Potomac River, Tidal Basin (Washington, D.C.), Washington National Airport, White House...
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Jul 26, 2022
07/22
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United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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On Mesa Verde National Park. Reel 1, tourists ride horses through the park, inspect the ancient cliff dwellings, visit the park museum, and study old stone implements and artifacts. Reel 2, tourists climb ladders to the cliff dwellings, inspect "Balcony House" and the "Sun Temple," ride horseback over winding trails, and gather round a campfire. Navaho Indians do the "Yebitchai" and "Scalp Dance." A park ranger lectures to a group of tourists. Description...
Topics: Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.), Motion pictures, Navajo Indians, Indian dance, Indian antiquities
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Jul 19, 2022
07/22
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United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
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Reel 1 shows the Rocky Mountains, forests, lakes, and the rushing waters of the Columbia River. Workmen operate power shovels, bulldozers, and other equipment to construct the Grand Coulee Dam near Spokane, Wash. Tractors and trucks haul excavated material and dump it on conveyor belts to be carried away. Cement is mixed in a plant. Reel 2, cement from the mixing plant is unloaded into steel silos. Buckets of concrete are carried by cable from the mixing plant and dumped into the dam. Tourists...
Topics: Motion pictures, Building, Concrete, Dams, Earthmoving machinery, Irrigation, Military bases,...
