Sing hi... sing lo. Railroads coast to coast / produced by KQED, San Francisco for the Educational Television and Radio Center.
- Date
1958
- Main contributor
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- Summary
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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
This item is accessible by: the public.