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Power And The Land - Supplying Energy To Rural America
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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, Electric Transformer Sub-Station, Power Lines, Baking Using Electric Oven, Radio Broadcast, Farm Tractor, Electric Pump, Ice Trays In Freezer, Electric Washing Machine, Roast In Electric Oven
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, an electric transformer sub-station, power lines on wooden power poles, pies placed in electric oven, radio broadcast, farmer driving tractor, electric pump, person filling ice tray, cows drinking fresh water, vintage electric washing machine, woman basting a roast in electric oven and more...(read more)
- Date: 1940
- Duration: 00:26:16
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
Power And The Land - Supplying Energy To Rural America
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, an electric transformer sub-station, power lines on wooden power poles, pies placed in electric oven, radio broadcast, farmer driving tractor, electric pump, person filling ice tray, cows drinking fresh water, vintage electric washing machine, woman basting a roast in electric oven and more
Power And The Land - Supplying Energy To Rural America Reel-2
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.
Power And The Land - Supplying Energy To Rural America Reel-3
00:15:44;08
Electric transformer sub-station and electric power lines running out into rural areas of America. Wooden power poles raised and electric power lines run into a farm home.
00:18:08;17
Farmer on vintage farm tractor, farm house in bg.
00:18:39;01
Hand placing a pie in oven of stove; Hand turning knob of vintage radio, radio (audio) broadcast of weather report. Farm family finds their work made easier with running water and electricity for power tools and household appliances.
Power And The Land - Supplying Energy To Rural America Reel-4
R4:00:00:06;14
Farmer looks at electric pump and water tank in basement of house after house is plumbed with running water. CU, image of a person filling an ice tray, ice tray is placed in freezer compartment of a Westinghouse refrigerator. Shows a young boy taking a shower, farmer washing hands in bathroom.
R4:00:02:40;05
Cows drinking fresh water, fresh milk container placed in cold water, Cu, baby chicks in a chicken brooder heated by an electric bulb. Fresh water for the horses. Farmer cuts fire wood with electric saw.
R4:00:04:16;15
CU of farmer's wife putting clothes in vintage clothes washing machine. CU image of clothes washer agitator in motion. Young girl ironing clothes with electric iron. Woman running clothes through washing machine wringer. Woman basting a roast for cooking in oven of electric stove. Farm family at dinning table.
