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Power And The Land R2 of 4

Reel Number: 221556-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1940,1951

Country: USA

Location: Clairsville,Ohio,St

TC Begins: 04:12:08

TC Ends: 04:21:39

Duration: 00:09:31

Pre-WWII Farming Hazel & daughter (?) at fireplace w/ kettle dipping hot water into smaller bucket & carrying to the wash tubs. Girl brings kerosene lanterns; mothers scrubbing on scrub board, twisting clothes. Girl washing lanterns, refilling. 04:13:27 Loading hay in field w/ pitchforks; drinking from water bottle / jug. Cows grazing, chewing cud. 04:14:40 Bill cutting tall corn & sunflowers for cattle feed. Boy runs up, plays w/ dad; walks up lane w/ sunflower over shoulder. 04:15:54 CU Bill takes off straw hat, mops sweat on brow. 04:16:04 Horses pulling hay wagon out of field onto lane, hired man climbs up on load. Into yard past mother hanging washing on clothes line. 04:16:57 Load into barn, farmer Bill into barn, horse led out & door closed. 04:17:33 Hazel ironing w/ flat iron; exchanging for hotter one from stove. 04:17:48 Sunset & dusk over trees; silhouetted water pump. Hazel lights lantern on kitchen table, covers w/ lamp shade. At stove w/ cooking pots, stokes fire. Family sits down to table. Passing food & putting on plate, eating. CUs of boys, father; second helpings. Youngest son & Bill gets up from table. 04:19:44 Mother eating. 04:19:57 Father & oldest son to barn w/ lantern. 04;20:19 Youngest son & daughter doing homework by lantern light; boy moving finger as he reads. 04:20:32 MS mother stitching cloth by lantern light. 04:20:50 Son sharpening knife on foot driven grinding stone. CU feet. Bill grinding moving blade. 04:21:28 LS farmhouse & farmyard w/o lights. Government Works Program; Depression; Pre-WW2; Farmers; Farming; 1940; 1930s; 1940s;

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