The Great Plains.

Duration: 8:50

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1963

Creator: Indiana University

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Direction, Script, Editing: Ledford Carter; Photography: Walter Niekamp, Ledford Carter, Robert R. Hardman; Sound: Don L. Scales; Narrator: Bill Fountain; Animation: Les Satterthwaite; Producer: Malcolm Fleming.

Description: Detailed study of the culture and economy of vast empire of ranching, farming, and mining that was once called the Great American Desert. Covering the 1,300 miles between Minot, North Dakota, and Del Rio, Texas, the film presents the physical and cultural differences and similarities of the region. The city of Amarillo, Texas, is cited as an example of how many of these great plains cities grew.

Complete Record: The Great Plains. Indiana University. Made By Audio-Visual Center. 16 Min., Sd., Color, 16 Mm. (U.S. Geographic Regions Series) Eastman Color. © Indiana University; 6nov63; Mp13979.

Metadata Source:Representative University Produced Films 1964-1967 (Journal of the University Film Producers Association, Vol.19 No.3/4, 1967)


2 users have this film:
Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive, Library of Congress


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