1958

The movement of traveling farmers, who follow the crops around the country, picking them as they ripen at different times in various areas is described in this program. The beginnings of the seasonal worker, when the land for farming for one’s self became difficult to find, start the story. It carries on through the possibility of following various crops all over the country, moving from one to another as they ripen. The ripening of cotton, apples, onions, tomatoes, strawberries and various others are shown on a large map, and the travels of the seasonal worker depicted on an animated visual. Songs include, “Chilly Winds,” “He’s Gone Away,” and “The Big Rock Candy Mountain.”

KQED, San Francisco; Bash Kennett; Kathleen Rawlings; Richard Moore

National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center

Educational; Children's; Historical; Music

Agricultural laborers; United States--History

National Educational Television

IUL Moving Image Archive

English

Other: GR00423680; MDPI Barcode: 40000003365600