The story of salt

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Date
1959
Summary
From the early struggles of the settlers to get salt from “salt licks” and pack trains through the use of salt as money and for preserving food, Bash takes viewers on a tour of a place where salt is recovered from the sea and where it is mined in the earth.  She sings “Henry Martin,” “Mr. Rabbit,” and “Night Herding Song.”
Contributors
KQED, San Francisco; Bash Kennett; Kathleen K. Rawlings; Richard Moore; Ken Winslow
Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genres
Educational; Music; Historical
Subject
Mines and mineral resources ; Salt licks ; United States--History.
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Physical Description
1 Film (0:11:37); 16mm
Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003188606; Other: GR00464661; MDPI Barcode: 40000003188606

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