The Great Plains.

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.

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.
Complete catalog 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.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, catalog record
  2. Representative University Produced Films 1964-1967 (Journal of the University Film Producers Association, Vol.19 No.3/4, 1967) — title, year, creator, length, color, description, credits