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Irrigation
Graphic map of Ogalala Aquifer. TLS dry grass, pan right to abundant cornfield. Panning MS yellow flowers wavering in wind. MS sprinkler. LSs irrigation systems watering cropfields. TLS Courtland Canal. LSs dams, diversion dams, reservoirs, canals in Nebraska. TLSs men measuring water level in irrigation canal. TLS/MSs man turning wheel atop irrigation canal. CU flowmeter cap being popped open, revealing gallons per minute meter.
Irrigation
MSs muddy water flowing. Aerials flooded river valley. MSs crops ruined by drought. LS flooded cropfield, sprinkler system. CU green oranges on vine. Traveling shot through cornfield, followed by traveling shot through cornfield withered by drought. Panning TLS sugar cane field. Panning TLSs plants inside nursery greenhouse. CU blooming red flower. TLSs cropfields. Panning LSs dry barren semi-arid landscapes. Panning LS drygrass, stop at lush cropfield. MS nozzles watering crops. TLS several palm trees. CU sunflower. Aerials of lush green circular central pivot irrigation fields.
Mules
Educational film about mules. Originally shot on film.
Mules
Sideview CU ears of mule twitching, black BG. MSs papier mache effigies of mules. MSs mules hanging heads from open barn doors. CU man reading issue of Mules newsletter. TLS two mules pulling cart through stream. MSs white kids riding mules up hills, into stream. TLS mule team pulling plow through field. CU mule reading copy of Mules. More shots working mules. Traveling MS burro bucking toward camera. MS mule rolling in dirt, mule standing in FG. MS white boy sitting atop mule. MSs kids petting, feeding mules at petting zoo. MSs bridled mules wearing coloful floral hats. MSs men hosing off, checking hooves, combing mules. TLS/MSs cowboys riding mules during rodeo; mules haul packs, loads (packmules); mule race; mules jump over obstacles. Opening credits.
Mules
MS two-day old mule standing awkwardly in field, female horse grazing beside her. MS male donkey. MS three young mules in pen, facing cam. MS young mule nursing from mother horse. MSs young mules & females horses in field, tails swatting, bodies twitching flies. Sideview LS stagecoach crossing plain, dusk. TLS mules pulling float during Mardi Gras parade, night. TLS/MSs U.S. Cavalry reenactors riding horses down slope. TLS white couple dressed in wealthy 19th cen clothing riding in horse-drawn carriage.
Mules
Archival B&W footage of man using mule labor, early 1900s: Nice low angle sideview TLS two mules pulling plow; TLSs mules plowing fields, African-American men working w/ mules; MSs plows breaking earth; MS white men shoeing mule; TLS mule pulling mining cart; LS/TLSs horses pulling thresher through wheat field (farming, agriculture); CU wheat in hopper.
Mules
Panning high angle LS Death Valley. TLS/MSs wood wagons parked in Death Valley. Paning LSs bleak Death Valley landscape. Archival still of borax wagon team. MSs bridled mules pulling wagon. MSs mules pulling wagon through mud. MSs oxen pulling wagon. MS mules tied to post in Old West town. Archival stills of military packanimals (government mule trains). CU mule hooves kicking up dust cloud. Archival stills of mules being used during World War II. Archival stills of mules in livestock market, late 1800s. Archival B&W shots of mules being used to plow cropfield. Archival stills of Guyton & Harrington Mule Company. Archival shots of farm tractor driving over ridge, through field; threshers harvest wheat.
Mules
TLS mule pulling woman wearing floppy white hat sitting in carriage. TLS/MSs white people recreationally riding mules through woods, streams, etc. Mule Days parade: Sideview MS West Point cadet riding mule; TLS "Mule Days Celebration, Memorial Day Weekend" banner; MS navy color guard carrying flags; MS Navy marching band; TLS people watching mule train in parade; MS burdened mules; MS mule w/ "Idaho Mule Assn" sign; MSs bridled mules on parade; MS terrier dog poking head from stagecoach; excellent MS Ronald McDonald riding mule in parade (talk about jackasses); MS woman on mule holding carrot on stick. Tilting MS trophy w/ mule statuette on top. MSs show mules. Slow motion TLSs mule races. TLSs mules in weight-pulling contest. TLS/MSs mules being used in lieu of horses during roping contest at rodeo. CUs shoes being horned onto mules (horseshoes, muleshoes). TLS/MSs mules running around rodeo pen, men trying to lasso the faster ones; MSs saddles, bridles, packs & various burdens being placed onto mules.
Mules
TLS town hall in Marshalltown, Iowa. MS "Mule Show" sign. TLS mules in pens at Central Iowa Fair. MSs mules being groomed, clipped, washed, brushed, etc. TLS/MSs people milling about stables with mules before show. MCU trophy w/ mule on top. MSs prize-winning mules & owners. MS American flag being raised up flagpole at ceremony. CUs plow breaking, tilling earth; MS horse team pulling plow. MSs mule teams plowing field, pulling sled. MS Farmer Bob reading "Mules" magazine. CUs mule-enthusiast magazines & newsletters inc "The Brayer" & "Mules & More."
Mules
LSs mules carrying tourists along windy path at Grand Canyon. MS burdened packmules marching along street. MSs white people riding mules through woods, down steep inclines, through rivers, etc. TLS/MSs two white mules pulling trolley. TLSs mule pulling trolley through French Quarter, New Orleans. TLS two mules pulling wagon full of white kids by cornstalks (cornfield). MS mule jumping onto payload of truck. Slo-mo MSs mules leaping over barbed wire fence from standing position. Panning MS mule walking through grassy field. MS mule rolling in dirt. MSs young mules, some w/ horse-mothers. MS two mules eating from bale of hay. TLS/MSs bridled mules pulling wagons. CU eyes of mule. MSs young mules. MCU mule eating grass. MS mule carrying rider down river gulch. MS man pulling on reins of stubborn mule, trying to get him into river gulch. MS/TLSs hinny with mother donkey in field. TLS/MSs adult hinny & mule w/ handlers. MSs mules peeking from stable doors. TLSs mule riding color guard (American flags) riding past spectactor stands. MS white boy walking w/ mule. Nice sideview sidelit MS men holding U.S. flags, sitting on donkeys.
Mules
Hilarious MSs true countrified white adults & some children competing in mule braying contest-- essentially people making silly animal noises, trying to imitate a mule. Too funny, too strange, too much.
All Aboard: Passenger Trains in America
Educational pastiche film about the history & cultural significance of trains in the United States. No archival material used within the program, instead relying upon fairly contemp shots of antique trains when applicable. Originally shot on film though a few of the contemporary Amtrak shots (produced in 1995) were shot on video, these instances duly noted within segments.
All Aboard: Passenger Trains in America
LS antique steam engine locomotive traveling through wooded area, spewing thick smoke. Traveling shot antique train, followed by var shots antique steam engine locomotive trains & contemporary passenger trains traveling through countryside, pulling into train stations, etc; Norfolk & Western is one line. Video original TLS Acela Express train passing cam. LSs Amtrak passenger trains traveling through semi-arid desert (cactus in FG), then through somewhat snowy valley. More shots of antique steam trains, some emitting vast plumes of gray or black smoke. Traveling shot of Napa Valley Wine Train. LSs circus freight train crossing bridge spanning across river, ravine. TLS people at train station near ski resort, some carrying skis. TLS Rio Grande Ski Train. POV shot from conductors vantage of train entering tunnel. MS white people in dining car of Rio Grande train. Opening credits.
All Aboard: Passenger Trains in America
Nice high angle LSs antique steam engine locomotive train spewing black smoke, traveling through snowy countryside (winter landscape). TLS/MSs colorful vintage South Carolina Canal & Railroad Company steam engine train. TLS/LSs steam engine train hauling coal car & passenger cars through snowy landscape. TLS Chicago & North passenger train traveling through wooded area during winter. TLSs antique Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Sainte Marie Wisconsin Central train traveling through countryside. MSs steam & smoke pouring from idling steam engine. Traveling shots of antique trains. Nice wide LS train traversing through prairie.
All Aboard: Passenger Trains in America
LSs antique steam engine train traveling along rocky pass, steep cliffs. Nice sideview LS steam train crossing steel trestle bridge over river, red leaves on trees (autumn). Scenic LSs antique steam trains traveling through valleys, countryside, etc, var seasons. Nice LS steam train crossing steel trestle bridge over angry river. Great subjective & objective POV shots trains entering tunnel. TLS steam train nearing bend, slowing down to a halt. LS steam train crossing bridge over river, trestle bridge in FG. LS/TLSs antique steam engine freight & passenger trains traveling through countryside scenics (valleys, prairies, woodland, etc) during springtime.
All Aboard: Passenger Trains in America
TLS Burlington route steamliner parked beside old steam engine. Panning LSs var steamliner trains inc Western & Maryland traveling through countryside scenics. TLS Rock Island Rocket steamliner pulling to a stop. TLSs streamline Norfolk & Western train en route. LSs Southern Pacific streamliner train on prairie. TLS Rock Island Rocket, Santa Fe, Western Pacific, Southern Pacific, Kansas City Southern engines parked. LSs streamliners traveling through scenics.
All Aboard: Passenger Trains in America
LS commercial jet airplane taking off, partially cloudy dawn. LS jet airliner streaking across sky, trail of exhaust. Views of clouds, jet engine from in-flight plane. LS bus traveling along four-lane highway. Panning LS traffic on six-lane interstate. TLS/MSs dilapidated exteriors & interiors of abandoned, weatherbeaten streamliner trains inc the Illinois Central & Silver Spruce.
All Aboard: Passenger Trains in America
Var shots Amtrak passenger trains traveling through countryside scenics. LS Amtrak train traveling slowly through residential area. Sideview TLS Amtrak train, hazy marshland in FG. Wide LS Amtrak train traveling through prairie. TLS Amtrak train passing coastal beach. TLS Amtrak train entering bridge overpass (tunnel of sorts). More shots of Amtrak trains traveling along scenic rural, bucolic, pastoral routes inc steel trestle bridges over rivers during var seasons & times of day. On behalf of Amtrak I'd like to thank you for riding with us today. Nice TLS/MS Amtrak train passing camera.
All Aboard: Passenger Trains in America
Wide LS Amtrak train traveling through prairie, fissured hills in BG. Video original footage of Amtrak passenger trains inc Acela Express traveling over bridges, along coastal areas, nearing station stops, etc. Film orig TLS man taking photograph of family at Victorian-styled Amtrak train station; TLS passengers waiitng for train at station, Amtrak train pulling into station. TLS passenger boarding Amtrak train at station. Great LS Sears Tower & adjacent skyscrapers in Chicago, train traveling along tracks in FG. More video original footage of Amtrak & Acela Express trains traveling through countryside, pulling into & away from stations, passengers boarding. More shots of Amtrak trains traveling through countryside scenics, crossing rivers, etc, some shots originating on film, others on video but by this point your eyes should be able to tell the difference. Nice high angle traveling subjective POV of railroad tracks. Traveling shot mist rising from small watering hole on plain. MS diner aboard train.
All Aboard: Passenger Trains in America
TLS Amtrak passenger train crossing bridge over small ravine. Panning LS Amtrak train traveling across plain. TLS Amtrak trains passing each other in railyard in Chicago, Sears Tower in BG. LSs Amtrak train crossing long bridge over marshland. Video orig high ang TLS Acela Express train traveling. LS Amtrak train passing large industrial silos. Panning TLS Amtrak train pulling into station. MSs engineer (operator) driving train. Subjective POV shots rain traveling along tracks (dusting of snow), then crossing trestle bridge, then passing another Amtrak train. CU operator's computer screen. More shots of Amtrak trains traveling through scenic countryside.
All Aboard: Passenger Trains in America
TLSs tourists riding on Cass Scenic Railroad & other antique steam engine locomotives. MCU hand of tourist tapping on ledge of train. TLS antique steam engine train crossing bridge. Panning TLS Western Maryland steam train. TLS KL&L Co St. Regis Paper Co tourist steam train. High angle LS steam train traveling through snowy wooded area. TLS/MSs tourists aboard trains, most looking out windows. LSs Durango & Silverton locomotive steaming through countryside, spewing smoke; one shot w/ train passing Rio de las Animas (Animas River); several shots w/ train steaming through wintry scenes. Traveling shot from train passing Animas River sign, winter. Great scary traveling shot from train of snowy river, steep ravine.
All Aboard: Passenger Trains in America
TLS small crowd of white people watching antique steam train pass by, one man videotaping the event. Rear view TLS group of white people videotaping, photographing passing steam train, winter. TLS newlywed couple posing for picture in front of steam train. TLS three white boys hiding in grass as Great Northern train passes slowly by, one boy aiming toy gun. MS passengers on train; MS two white boys sleeping aboard train. Nice traveling shot two men filming from trunk of speeding Cadillac car on rural road. Panning LSs steamline train passing crowd, pulling into station. MSs passengers alighting train. LS steamliner w/ long train. TLS main entrance to Rail Fair; TLS/LSs trains in yard. TLS/LSs vintage restored trains on display in train musuem in Sacramento, crowds wandering about. More shots vintage steam trains traveling through countryside, crowds gathered along tracks.
All Aboard: Passenger Trains in America
TLS railroad musuem, pan right to Minnesota Zephyr dinner train; MS Minnesota Zephyr insignia; LSs Minnesota Zephyr dinner train traveling through countryside; MSs white people eating aboard Zephyr train, old white woman playing piano. TLSs Napa Valley Wine Train traveling. MS Baraboo (Wisconsin) High School Marching Band performing beside vintage circus train; TLSs crowd waving to passing circus train; MS cute towheaded girl staring listlessly at train; LSs colorful circus cars passing cam, crossing river. H/a LSs Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey circus train; great TLSs trained elephants filing past cam, followed by white show horses & camels w/ handlers.
All Aboard: Passenger Trains in America
LSs snow-covered ski mountain in Colorado. Wide LS city of Denver, Colorado. TLS/MSs white people-- inc a doofus in a wolf costume-- boarding Rio Grande ski train at station, loading their ski equipment aboard. LS ski train pulling from station. Views of mountains, wintry scenery from Rio Grande train. LSs Rio Grande train traveling through snowy, mountainous countryside. TLS/MSs skiiers alighting train at ski slope. TLSs Rio Grande pulling into station. TLSs Rio Grande entering Moffat Tunnel, followed by more shots of train traveling through countryside. MSs riders aboard cozy, window-full train. WLS Denver skyline in distance, train passing in midground. Views of Denver skyline from train approaching city.