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Ephemeral film · 11 min

Synopsis

Workmen moving a house; house shown after falling off its trailer. Small town yards, businesses, storefronts, gas station, school bus, farmers working in fields. Rural rodeo with "cutting." Small town firefighter competition. Possibly filmed in Milan or Sherrard, Rock Island County, Illinois.

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Running time
11 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives

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★★★★ · This and that! · Spuzz · 2020-01-16

A variety of scenes in small town illinois, Some farming, some family life, some recreational... heck, even the circus comes to town with a parade with it! All sorts of goings on in this reel.