| Adlai And Ike: Candidates Make Bid For Farmers Vote | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1578 |
| Catalog #: | 352134 | |
| Clip Number: | 352134-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 025-594-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:21:32 - 00:23:06 | |
| Location: | Minnesota | |
| Year Shot: | 1952 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ELECTIONS: Campaigns FARMING: Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Minnesota PERSONALITIES: Eisenhower, Dwight (Ike) PERSONALITIES: Stevenson, Adlai Ewing | |
| Description: | Dull, faded in imagery and contrast Eisenhower and Stevenson address the same audience, only a few hours apart, at the national plowing contest. The Presidential aspirants are vying for the vitally important farm vote, going directly to the grass roots to do it. Long Shot - Crowd massed together. CUS General Eisenhower shaking hands with a woman CUS Kids, boys wearing WWII General Army Helmets, and their all smiling CUS General Eisenhower sitting at the table of Mr. and Mrs. Snow owners of the farm MLS Throngs of people come out to the farm to see Eisenhower CUS Tractors pulling open air trailors with people sitting on them MCU Tractor tilling up the soil CUS - Farmers CUS General Eisenhower standing on a tractor with a farmer MLS Thousands of farmers standing in the open field A short time later Governer Stevenson arrives on a open air trailor being pulled by a tractor. MCUS Governer Stevenson shaking hands with the farmers CUS Governer Stevenson posing for pictures with the Snow's on their front poarch CUS Farmers gathered on the Snow's farm to see Stevenson one lady has a hat with a lot of flowers on it MCUS Stevenson sitting at the Snow's dinner table. All are smiling Long Shot Thousands of farmers gather on the Snow's land | |
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