Railroads in United States History (1920, silent)

Description: A brief history of the railroad industry in the United States up until 1920.

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Subjects: Transportation; 1920s

Tags: African American railroad workers; track sizes; animation; Black railroad laborers; city views; steam engines; split screen effects; trains; intertitles; charts; railroads

Film Sponsor:

Creator: "Society For Visual Education, Inc."

Credits:

Distributor:

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Prelinger Archives

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date:

Release Date: 1920

Geographical Location: USA

Genre/Form: educational

Language:

Rights: "Copyrighted 1920 by Society for Visual Education, Inc."

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: positive

Color: b&w

Color Process:

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: plus square

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 397