Mountain farmers: Switzerland.
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Shows the German-speaking district of Switzerland and the frugal existence of a mountain people whose chief means of livelihood is their cattle. Pictures the cattle being herded high in the mountains by herdsmen who make cheese and spend their leisure time at handicrafts. Family life, school, and the three other regions of the country are also shown.
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- Series
- The Earth and Its Peoples
Complete catalog record
Episode of Series “Earth and it’s peoples”. This film describes the life and characteristics of the mountain valleys of Switzerland, including the Emmenthal (German), the Engadine (Italian), and western Switzerland (French). All available land is used , being divided for the most part into small holdings of approximately fifteen acres. Water power is a natural resource, providing electricity. Crops vary in each region, as do habits and customs. Co-operatives flourish. We are shown the farm and family life of farmer Hofer, a typical farmer of the region, including glimpses of work and play, in summer and winter; the daily lives of these mountain farmers.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, length, format, color, sound, genre
- Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education) — title, length, description
- United World Films, Inc. 16mm Sound Motion Pictures Catalog, 1954-1955 — title, length, format, sound, genre, description, credits
- 16mm Filmography editors — creator, description, catalog record, video
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