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Mark Twain's America

Recreates the life of Mark Twain and his era through the use of a collection of period engravings and photographs. Highlights the 1880s and 1890s with pictures of frontier towns and Manhattan. Depicts Mark Twain's stagecoach journey across the West. Narration by Howard Lindsay., A: Access CP: Composite Positive AC: Acetate C: 1200' 16/8/9.5mm 16mm Black & White Sound 1600 CRM Films
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Recreates the life of Mark Twain and his era through the use of a collection of period engravings and photographs. Highlights the 1880s and 1890s with pictures of frontier towns and Manhattan. Depicts Mark Twain's stagecoach journey across the West. Narration by Howard Lindsay., Uses period photographs and engravings to re-create the life of Mark Twain and the age in which he lived. Prototypes of Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher are shown as well as characters who piloted and traveled on the old side-wheelers. Historical highlights include: the elegance of what Twain called The Gilded Age in the 1880's, the frontier towns, Manhattan in the gay 90's, Twain's stagecoach journey across the western plains and more.
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More in Project 20 Series

  1. Life In The Thirties 1938
  2. The Twisted Cross 1958
  3. The Twisted cross, parts 1 and 2 1958
  4. Three, Two, One, Zero 1958
  5. THREE, TWO, ONE—ZERO 1958
  6. Twisted Cross, The, Pt 1 1958
  7. Twisted Cross, The, Pt 2 1958
  8. Mark Twain's America 1960
  9. Meet Mr. Lincoln 1960
  10. MEET MR. LINCOLN 1960
  11. Real West, The, Pt 1 1961
  12. Real West, The, Pt 2 1961
  13. The Real West 1961
  14. Three, Two, One, Zero, Pt 1 1961
  15. Three, Two, One, Zero, Pt 2 1961
  16. He Is Risen 1963
  17. The Red, White And Blue 1964
  18. Great War, The, Pt 1 1965
  19. Great War, The, Pt 2 1965
  20. Not So Long Ago 1965
  21. Not So Long Ago - 1945 - 1950 1965
  22. Not So Long Ago - 1945 - 1950, Pt 1 1965
  23. Not So Long Ago - 1945 - 1950, Pt 2 1965
  24. Not so long ago, 1945-1950, part 1 1965
  25. Not so long ago, 1945-1950, part 2 1965

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record

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