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The 1930s  Cover Image DVD DVD

The 1930s

Schreiber, Liev. (Added Author). PBS Distribution (Firm) (Added Author). WGBH Educational Foundation. (Added Author). Middlemarch Films. (Added Author). Firstlight Pictures. (Added Author). Steward/Gazit Productions. (Added Author).

Summary: The Hoover Dam reflected the engineering genius and design philosophy of the time. the was called "the greatest engineering work of its character ever attempted by the hand of man." Working conditions were dangerous and the pay was low, but in the midst of the great depression the workers were grateful to have a job.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (approximately 5 hr.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Distributor: [United States] : PBS Distribution, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Originally produced as episodes of the television program American experience between 1990 and 2009.
Includes bonus Seabiscuit footage: an interview with Stephen Ives, Superhorses gallery.
Formatted Contents Note: The Crash of 1929 (1990) / produced by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer ; written by Ronald H. Blumer ; a Middlemarch Films production -- The Civilian Conservation Corps (2009) / written, produced, and directed by Robert Stone -- Hoover Dam (1996) / produced, written, and directed by Stephen Stept ; a Firstlight Pictures production -- Surviving the Dust Bowl (1998) / written and produced by Chana Gazit ; a Steward/Gazit Productions, Inc. film -- Seabiscuit (2003) / directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Michelle Ferrari ; produced by Stephen Ives and Eve Morgenstern.
Participant or Performer Note: Surviving the Dust Bowl narrated by Liev Schreiber.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC; stereo.; region 1.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Subject: Seabiscuit (Race horse) 1933-1947
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Stock Market Crash, 1929
United States History 1933-1945
United States History 1919-1933
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentary television programs.

Available copies

  • 5 of 7 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library DVD 973.917 NINETEE (Text) 50686013834317 Storage Available -
Albright Memorial Library DVD 973.917 NINETEE (Text) 50686013855742 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library EDDVD 973.917 NIN 1 (Text) 33240004649805 Adult 28 Day DVD Checked Out 05/10/2024
Altoona Area Public Library EDDVD 973.917 NIN 2 (Text) 33240004649862 Adult 28 Day DVD Checked Out 05/10/2024
Lower Macungie Library DVD 973.917 NIN DISCS 1-3 (Text) 33400001004061 Adult DVD Available -
Lower Macungie Library DVD 973.917 NIN DISCS 4-5 (Text) 33400001004079 Adult DVD Available -
Martin Library Adults 973.91 NIN Video Box Set (Text) 33454005606264 2nd Floor Available -

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