The river

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Date
1959
Summary
A 'do-it-yourself' river is used by Dr. Harbaugh to answer such questions as 'why do rivers meander?' 'does water always follow the route of least resistance?' and 'is it safe to build a house on a river bank?' His laboratory river is only eight feet long, but it behaves in the same manner as the great Mississippi, Amazon, or Danube. With his miniature river, Dr. Harbaugh demonstrates the old art of 'river stealing', which was a crime every bit as serious as horse stealing in the days of Mark Twain.
Contributors
KQED, San Francisco; Dr. John W. Harbaugh; Gerald G. Marans; Stanley T. Donner; Stanford University; Herbert D. Seiter; Matt Lehmann; Ken Winslow
Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genres
Educational; Nature
Subject
Geography ; Geology ; Rivers.
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Physical Description
1 Film (0:29:03); 16mm
Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003095413; Other: GR00466118

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