The Resource Riding the rails, directed, written & produced by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell ; The American History Project / Out of the Blue Productions, Inc, (videorecording)
Riding the rails, directed, written & produced by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell ; The American History Project / Out of the Blue Productions, Inc, (videorecording)
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The item Riding the rails, directed, written & produced by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell ; The American History Project / Out of the Blue Productions, Inc, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item Riding the rails, directed, written & produced by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell ; The American History Project / Out of the Blue Productions, Inc, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "Tells the unforgettable story of the 250,000 teenagers who left their homes and hopped freight trains during the Great Depression"--Container
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (72 minutes)
- Note
-
- Originally produced as a documentary film in 1997
- Companion to the book: Riding the rails, teenagers on the move during the Great Depression / by Errol Lincoln Uys
- Special features: interview with Uys & Lovell (5 min.); slide show of Depression-era photos (3 min., 28 images); excerpt from the companion book; weblinks
- Contents
-
- Leaving home
- Catching out
- Hard travelin'
- Hitting the stem
- The jungle
- Harvest tramps
- Chicago's World's Fair
- Lonely hobo
- The way out
- Invisible scars
- End of the line
- Isbn
- 9781578079759
- Label
- Riding the rails
- Title
- Riding the rails
- Statement of responsibility
- directed, written & produced by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell ; The American History Project / Out of the Blue Productions, Inc
- Subject
-
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States
- Documentary films
- Documentary films
- Documentary films
- Economic history
- Feature films
- Historical films
- History
- Nonfiction films
- Nonfiction films
- Nonfiction films
- Railroads
- Railroads -- United States -- History
- Teenagers -- United States
- Tramps
- Tramps -- United States -- History
- United States
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945
- United States -- History -- 1919-1933
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- 1918-1945
- DVD-Video discs
- Depressions
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Tells the unforgettable story of the 250,000 teenagers who left their homes and hopped freight trains during the Great Depression"--Container
- Additional physical form
- An edited version of "Riding the rails" was produced as an episode of the PBS documentary television program American experience in 2003.
- Awards note
- Winner of 18 major awards, including the Peabody Award and Best Documentary-Directors Guild of America & Los Angeles Film Critics
- Cataloging source
- TNH
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- American experience (Television program)
- Credits note
- Cinematography, Samuel Henriques ; editor, Howard Sharp ; original music, Jay Sherman-Godfrey ; also featuring music from Woody Guthrie, Jimmie Rodgers, Doc Watson, Elizabeth Cotten, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Dewey number
- 385/.0973
- Intended audience
- Not rated
- Intended audience source
- WGBH Video
- Language note
- In English; closed-captioned
- LC call number
- HV4504
- LC item number
- .R53 2003
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Uys, Michael
- Lovell, Lexy
- American History Project
- Out of the Blue Entertainment (Firm)
- WGBH Video (Firm)
- Runtime
- 72
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Depressions
- Teenagers
- United States
- United States
- Railroads
- Tramps
- Documentary films
- Depressions
- Economic history
- Railroads
- Tramps
- United States
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Riding the rails, directed, written & produced by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell ; The American History Project / Out of the Blue Productions, Inc, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Originally produced as a documentary film in 1997
- Companion to the book: Riding the rails, teenagers on the move during the Great Depression / by Errol Lincoln Uys
- Special features: interview with Uys & Lovell (5 min.); slide show of Depression-era photos (3 min., 28 images); excerpt from the companion book; weblinks
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Leaving home -- Catching out -- Hard travelin' -- Hitting the stem -- The jungle -- Harvest tramps -- Chicago's World's Fair -- Lonely hobo -- The way out -- Invisible scars -- End of the line
- Control code
- ocm51844300
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (72 minutes)
- Isbn
- 9781578079759
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 783421366893
- Other physical details
- sound, color with black&white sequences
- Publisher number
- WG36689
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o51844300
- (OCoLC)51844300
- System details
- DVD; NTSC, region 1; Full screen (4 x 3); Dolby digital
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- Riding the rails, directed, written & produced by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell ; The American History Project / Out of the Blue Productions, Inc, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Originally produced as a documentary film in 1997
- Companion to the book: Riding the rails, teenagers on the move during the Great Depression / by Errol Lincoln Uys
- Special features: interview with Uys & Lovell (5 min.); slide show of Depression-era photos (3 min., 28 images); excerpt from the companion book; weblinks
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Leaving home -- Catching out -- Hard travelin' -- Hitting the stem -- The jungle -- Harvest tramps -- Chicago's World's Fair -- Lonely hobo -- The way out -- Invisible scars -- End of the line
- Control code
- ocm51844300
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (72 minutes)
- Isbn
- 9781578079759
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 783421366893
- Other physical details
- sound, color with black&white sequences
- Publisher number
- WG36689
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o51844300
- (OCoLC)51844300
- System details
- DVD; NTSC, region 1; Full screen (4 x 3); Dolby digital
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States
- Documentary films
- Documentary films
- Documentary films
- Economic history
- Feature films
- Historical films
- History
- Nonfiction films
- Nonfiction films
- Nonfiction films
- Railroads
- Railroads -- United States -- History
- Teenagers -- United States
- Tramps
- Tramps -- United States -- History
- United States
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945
- United States -- History -- 1919-1933
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- 1918-1945
- DVD-Video discs
- Depressions
Genre
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Historical films
- History
- Nonfiction films
- Feature films
- Documentary films
- DVD-Video discs
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