Southwestern States, The (Second Edition)

The Southwestern States (Second Edition) Encyclopaedia Britannica Films 03:41:19 Animated map of Southwestern states of US - Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas - Rocky Mountain plateau, rainfall & rivers shown. 03:42:14 Mountain plateau scenes - desert, volcanic cinder cones, canyons, Grand Canyon & Colorado River - ruins of cliff-dwelling Indian settlements. People of mixed Spanish-Indian heritage. 03:43:31 Aerial view irrigation project on Rio Grande. Cotton crop in trucks. Cattle ranch - beef & dairy herds - sheep grazing. Angora goat herd in Texas - mohair. Turkey ranch. 03:44:52 Arizona open pit copper mine (brief) - map showing mineral & petrolium deposits in Arizona & New Mexico. Fertile farmland in Texas w/ irrigation ditches & siphon tubes. 03:45:40 The Alamo & tourists. Map of Oklahoma showing territory w/ Indian tribes named. Indians dancing in traditional dress. Map of population distribution across region. Cattle ranch. Map of cotton production in Texas & Oklahoma. 03:47:06 Cotton picking scenes - mechanised harvester thru field - bales of cotton unloaded. Black workers picking cotton. Rice gathered. Migrants & truck gardening & grapefruit orchard in Texas. Corn farming. Bituminous coal mining in Eastern Oklahoma. Zinc production. Petroleum production w/ oil derricks; map of oilfields; oil pumped, oil derrick outside Capitol in Oklahoma City. 03:49:23 Docks, ships, refineries & maps of Texas port cities & exports to other regions. Map of US showing goods imported from other regions. Map of main cities of Southwest. 03:50:47 Southwestern montage showing modern city street scenes, pedestrians & traffic, citrus farming, ancient ruins, ore train thru desert, city skyline. Travelogues; Tourism; Heavy Industry; Farming / Agriculture; Latinos; Natural Resources; Ethnic; Economics; 1950s; 1940s;