| RICHES OF THE EARTH Wild West gold mining towns compared with industrial gold mining of present day | ||
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| Catalog #: | 506247 | |
| Clip Number: | 506247-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 542 | |
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| Location: | United States of America. | |
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| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/MINING: Gold LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, West | |
| Description: | MISSING 4/21/2004 RICHES OF THE EARTH Wild West gold mining towns compared with industrial gold mining of present day United States of America. Various scenic shots of countryside and mountains of the American West. We then see a sequence showing the old wild west towns with pioneers arriving in wagon trains, having wild times in the saloon, panning for gold and gold being weighed on scales in a bank. Compared with the western towns in present day; ghost towns and old buildings crumbling away; exterior and interior of buildings. Signs reading 'US Mint Building, Not Operating' and 'For Sale' and run down, by-passed towns. Sequence showing modern day (1940's) gold mining with mechanical diggers and industrial smelting process. Ends with a sequence showing an old prospector with a mule, discovering gold in the desert. | |
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