Power And The Land - Supplying Energy To Rural America Reel-2

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keywords: Rural Electrification Administration, REA, Electrical Power To Rural Areas, Farm Family, Heating Water Over Fireplace, Washing Clothes Using Wash Board, Farmer Loading Hay, Family Evening Meal, REA Meeting

Synopsis: Portrays a farm family from St. Clairsville, Ohio who are members of an REA co-operative, and contrasts their life before and after electricity. More difficult tasks are done "the old way aka the hard way" without the miracle of electrical power. With scenes of a mother and daughter heating water over the fireplace, washing clothes using wash board, farmer loading hay, farm family evening meal, REA meeting and more...(read more)

Date: 1940
Duration: 00:09:31
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United States

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Power And The Land - Supplying Energy To Rural America Reel-2

Power And The Land - Supplying Energy To Rural America Reel-2

Portrays a farm family from St. Clairsville, Ohio who are members of an REA co-operative, and contrasts their life before and after electricity. More difficult tasks are done "the old way aka the hard way" without the miracle of electrical power. With scenes of a mother and daughter heating water over the fireplace, washing clothes using wash board, farmer loading hay, farm family evening meal, REA meeting and more

00:00:00;00

Mother and daughter heating water over an open hearth fireplace in a farmhouse in the 1930's. Woman washing clothes by hand, CU image of retro (vintage) "scrub board" or "clothes wash board". Shows girl cleaning glass chimney (shade or globe) of kerosine lamp or coal oil lamp; CU image of filling kerosene lamp using vintage metal funnel and metal kerosene can.

00:01:20;00

Farm scenes in the 1930s. Farmer loading hay on a horse drawn wagon, taking a drink of water from glass jug, CU of cows in a field. Farmer cutting corn by hand. Loaded horse drawn hay wagon. Woman hanging out washed clothes on clothes line to dry.

00:05:26;00

CU Image of woman ironing clothes with vintage or retro irons; vintage irons being heated on top of a wood stove. Woman lighting a kerosene lamp; woman "stroking the fire" in a wood cook stove.

00:06:18;06

Farm family seated around table eating dinner (evening meal). Farm children ( boy and girl) doing school work by the light of a coal oil (kerosene) lamp. Woman "mends clothes" (sews) by light of kerosene lamp.

00:09:32;00

Agricultural co-operation is illustrated through corn cutting scenes set to music and poetry. Farmers meet with a county agent who explains the work of the REA (Rural Electrification Administration) and the need to form co-operatives. Map is used to show REA co-ops established between 1936 and 1940.