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Power And The Land R3 of 4

Reel Number: 221556-03

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1940,1951

Country: USA

Location: Clairsville,Ohio,St

TC Begins: 04:22:03

TC Ends: 04:31:36

Duration: 00:09:33

Corn being cut by Bill & sons; youngest boy brings water jug, Bill drinks. The continue cutting. CU machetes cutting. Gathering, carrying & loading stalks onto wagon. 04:23:37 PoV from wagon behind horses. CU machetes into fence post as men walk past. 04:23:56 Sitting resting w/ neighbor men by outdoor fireplace; talking, pointing. CU man handrolling cigarette w/ patches on pants. CUs of men. 04:25:14 LS Meeting of neighbors, farmers & wives in school house w/ large potbellied stove. CU listening, talking. Wome in hats, talking. CU man w/o teeth; man taking notes. Hands raised for questions. 04:26:24 Men up to map in front, looking. 04:26:36 Animation 1935 over map of US; 1936; map w/ additions for spread of electrical agencies for farms. 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940. 04:27:51 Power station w/ large electrical transmission towers & steam. Sub-station & wires on electric poles, pan w/ wires. Men raising poles & guiding into pole; man climbs, puts belt on. Transformer hoisted up to two men on pole, pan w/ line into barnyard & light on pole; wires to house. 04:30:05 Hazel & son in house at table making pies; two mn in & turn light on & off. She goes out to ring bell; Bill on tractor towards house. 04:30:46 Hazel shown electric stove controls; she puts pies in oven as Bill comes in. 04:31:15 CU Boy tuning radio dial, father turns on light; goes down basement stairs. Government Works Program; Depression; Pre-WWII; Farmers; Farming; 1940; 1930s; 1940s; Rural Electrification;

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