Synopsis
Illinois, Land of Lincoln is a short film produced by Viking Pictures Corporation that recaps the Illinois of Abraham Lincoln and provides an overview the state’s contemporary towns and cities, entertainment, and industries. It opens with a shot of the Capitol Building in Springfield, a statue of Lincoln ( 00:43 ), and Lincoln’s log cabin in New Salem ( 01:38 ). There are more shots of rural locations in Illinois where Lincoln visited as part of his legal career, as well as shots of the house that Lincoln and Mary Todd purchased ( 03:42 ) and of Lincoln’s tomb ( 05:25 ). A panoramic view shows rolling farmlands and wooded hills ( 06:31 ). The state is famous for its soy bean fields ( 07:06 ). A tractor drives through a cornfield ( 08:04 ) harvesting corn. People pick red delicious apples in an orchard in southern Illinois ( 08:30 ); elsewhere, people harvest grapes and other fruits. Cattle feed at a trough ( 09:58 ), and hogs feast on corn ( 10:10 ). Minerals are a large resource in Illinois ( 10:44 ). The film shows an oil well in a field ( 11:22 ), a coal power plant ( 11:38 ), and coal from a strip-mining operation being loaded onto trucks ( 12:04 ). The film shows residential and commercial buildings, illuminated city streets, and the memorial to the start of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 ( 13:40 ). An aerial shot shows Chicago’s city skyline ( 13:45 ) and is followed by shots of famous streets and buildings in the city, including museums, parks, and the Brookfield and…
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- Running time
- 34 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
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- Stock Footage