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The Westward Movement (1941)

1941 · Ephemeral film · 10 min

Synopsis

PICTURES THRU ANIMATION WESTWARD MIGRATION OF PEOPLES ACROSS UNITED STATES DURING PERIOD OF 1790 TO 1890. PORTRAYS ROUTES OF MIGRATION & TRANSPORTATION, INCREASE IN & DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION, EXTENSION OF SETTLEMENT, & ADMISSION OF STATES TO UNION. 16:52:38 Map of America showing Louisiana Purchase and westward expansion. 16:53:00 Cutaway of earth showing curvature 16:53:32 Waving wheat 16:53:35 Trees against the sky looking up 16:53:40 Log cabin 16:53:42 Log fence against clouds 16:53:50 Map of United States showing trails west and rivers. 16:57:55 Barbed-wire fence across pasture land. THE END

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Running time
10 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives