Sing hi... sing lo. Railroads coast to coast / produced by KQED, San Francisco for the Educational Television and Radio Center.

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Date
1958
Main contributor
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Summary
The fabulous story of the men who built the railroad to join the Atlantic and Pacific coasts is told by Bash Kennett. The struggles of the laborers in the west who battled granite cliffs in order to lay more track than the crews on the plains who had to import their lumber is told. Songs include "Midnight Special," "Down in the Valley," and "Drill Ye Tarriers, Drill."
Contributors
Kennett, Bash; Rawlings, Kathleen K.; Moore, Richard O.; KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.); National Educational Television and Radio Center.; Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Publisher
Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genres
Children's television programs.; Educational television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.
Subjects
Railroads; Children's songs, English; Folk songs, English; Folk music
Location
United States
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Physical Description
1 film reel (approximately 15 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
Notes
Originally produced as an episode of the television program, Sing hi... sing lo in 1958.
Episode title from film canister.

Creation/Production Credits

Producer, Kathleen K. Rawlings; director, Richard Moore; technical director, Ken Winslow.

Local Note

Gift to the IUB Libraries from Instructional Support Services.

Performers

With Bash Kennett.

Statement of Responsibility

produced by KQED, San Francisco for the Educational Television and Radio Center.
Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 17291994; OCLC: ocn1081315986; OCLC: 1081315986

Access Restrictions

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