Barges

Duration: 13

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1970

Creator: COMMON GROUND

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 9Apr70 · MP21773 (Jul-Dec 1971) Copyright holder: Communico, Inc

Description: A trip down the Mississippi, from the grainaries of Illinois to the docks of New Orleans, captures the colors and sounds of river transportation and presents the structure, use and operation of barges. The economic importance of volume transportation on inland waterways is indicated as well as raw material and products which lend themselves to bulk shipping., Role of barges in U.S. told in a bold almost poetic style.

Complete Record: A trip down the Mississippi, from the grainaries of Illinois to the docks of New Orleans, captures the colors and sounds of river transportation and presents the structure, use and operation of barges. The economic importance of volume transportation on inland waterways is indicated as well as raw material and products which lend themselves to bulk shipping., Role of barges in U.S. told in a bold almost poetic style.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.