Synopsis
This 1938 black and white reenactment film “The Ohio Country” was presented by The Standard Oil Company of Ohio, narrated by George W. Srail, and produced by Escar Motion Picture Service. A group of pioneers gather at Manasseh Cutler Church in Ipswich, Massachusetts to reenact December 3, 1787, which was the beginning of a trip to the Northwest Territory to settle in the Ohio Country. The Rabbi speaks to the group before they leave on horses and in Conestoga wagons pulled by oxen (:44- 4:11 ). The group arrives at a log and stone cabin. They continue on through the hilly woods and cross streams ( 4:12 - 5:33 ). Snow begins to fall and cover them and the ground ( 5:34 - 6:17 ). A black and white silhouette of the group on horses, walking, and driving wagons is framed against a light sky ( 6:19 ). The group reaches the Youghiogheny River in Pennsylvania. A man wearing a coonskin cap drinks crouches down and drinks directly from a stream ( 6:24 - 6:52 ). The group continues on through the woods before making camp. They make a fire, fanning it with pieces of cloth. A team of oxen are yoked together and walk down the stream. A man gets a shave with the barber using scissors. A man checks a dog’s ears ( 6:54 - 7:55 ). An ox is led into a makeshift shoeing stall. A hanging band is tightened around its stomach to take pressure off its legs. The leg to be shoed is roped into place. A new horseshoe is nailed into place ( 7:57 - 8:56 ). A man carries a two-man cross cut saw. Another…
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- Running time
- 21 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
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