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Little Big Horn Reenactment (Harding Version) 07:00:07:- reenactment of battle at Little Bighorn on nearby site of actual event: wide LS of several teepee's on a plain as several US soldiers on horseback shoot capguns around them; several Indians ride in on horseback as a dustcloud settles over the proceedings and give chase to the soldiers who have camped on a hill.... the Indians kill the soldiers and ride back to their settlement (one brave carries a captured American flag). 07:06:39:- LS of packed spectator stands as American anthem plays; tilts and pans.
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Custer State Park 01:00:30 CU Buffaloes grazing in golden evening sunlight, then WS of herd 01:01:18 Buffalos scratching an itch, two buffaloes walking 01:01:50 Doe grazing in tall grass 01:04:55 Beautiful sunset behind trees 01:05:23 hill with dry grass in evening light 01:05:53 old dead tree in evening sunlight 01:06:40 WS plain with trees 01:07:22 WS meadow with dry grass, blue sky, hills, shots with grass in foreground, several takes from different viewpoints, gorgeous footage 01:11:41 CU creek 01:13:41 Buffaloes, one buffalo rolling in the sand, herd 01:19:05 Prairie dog 01:19:50 Buffalo herd 01:23:50 CU of buffalo's face 01:24:20 Buffaloes walking by 01:26:56 mountain goats 01:30:22 end
Columbia Oarsmen Beat Yale And Penn in Regatta Classic
Same as catalog # 340394 High contrast, rolling imagery Young Dick Glendon's varsity eight sweeps to victory a length ahead of ed leader's Eli crew and out in front of red and blue shell in fourth annual renewal of Blackwell Cup Race on Harlem River. Blue and white boys row smoothly to win in a walk.
Flames Bar Rescue At Blazing Gusher where 8 Met Death
Same as catalog # 340395 Fire fighters don asbestos suits to check spread of inferno through woods. Sinclair oil well in roaring conflagration as derrick floor explodes. Pillars of destruction shoot high in the air, with army of volunteers waging fruitless war against relentless foe.
Dewey Honored On 33rd Anniversary of Manila Bay Victory
Same as catalog # 340396 The U.S.S. Olympia, flagship of the immortal admiral's fleet, is scene of celebration by men who fought under him in the conquest of the Philippines in the war with Spain. Congressional medal men participate in fete commemorating the event that brought them fame.
Cheering Thousands Greet Arrival of Ex-King of Spain
Same as catalog # 340397 Alfonso is accorded rousing welcome to britain's capital. The ruler without a country visits native land of his queen to enroll his son. Prince Juan in the navy of her nation, and incidentally, to look over the list of apartments to rent.
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Custer State Park 02:00:33:- wide LS of Custer State Park, panoramic landscape; green, lush and mountainous; tight LS's of several mountain goats grazing on a hill during the late afternoon; tight LS overlooking vast expanse; LS of trees in FG and a large butte in BG. 02:10:02:- tight LS of rocky butte; wide LS of same butte; ELS of same butte; ELS of same butte but from the public recreation area (butte in BG, Indian sculpture in FG). 02:17:30:- wide LS of scenic overlook; natural rock sculptures in near BG; wide LS of rocky terrain, large masses of carved rock surrounded by greenery. 02:24:30:- wide LS of half moon against blue sky, some wispy clouds beside it then surround it; a rather ghostly and ephemeral effect. LS of and from ridge crest; rocks, prickly yet tall wildlife; setting sun elongates shadows and makes the carved rocks seem deeper and more forbidding.
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03:00:29:- wide LS of hazy ridges and near distant mountains in Custer State Park .... travelling LS through heavily wooded and hilly area in Custer State Park (subjective POV); wide, level LS of vast yellow plain on a p. cloudy day as 2 male Indians on horseback ride from over distant ridge and towards camera, ride past it, and then ride back (they are wearing traditional garb; one wears a war bonnet); tight LS of chief waiting on ridge for the younger one to catch up, repeat the last shot. 03:11:44:- tight LS of chief on horseback in FG overlooking a lake in BG, rides over the ridge and then comes back; tight LS of young male riding horse through the plain; same as last but a wider and darker shot. 03:18:58:- wide LS of both Indians riding onto screen, survey area, ride off screen; LS's of them riding at various speeds through the plain (towards camera, away from camera, uphill, downhill, etcetera). 03:26:48:- wide LS of valley-plain from high vantage point on p. sunny afternoon; same as above but tighter shot.
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Interview w/ Charles, a full blooded member (possibly chief or outstanding leader) of Lakota Sioux. 04:00:30:- Charles, a hefty older man wearing traditional regalia-- including a large white eagle feather war bonnet. He is in MS with a green mountain in BG. He talks (briefly) about the historic events between 1842 to the present time in regards to the relationship between Indians and the US: treaties, explorations, massacres, Crazy Horse, Custer, and so on. He then speaks about sweat lodges and visions, modern tribal life and woes, oral history, ancient wisdom, tradition, the future, and tribal destiny.
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Interview with Charles, a full blooded member (possibly chief or outstanding leader of) Lakota Sioux. 05:00:31:- MS of Charles in traditional regalia including a large white eagle feather war bonnet; he is in FG as a green mountain is in BG. He talks about the two possible roads one can take (the eagle or the coyote road) and various reccommendations (walk the eagle apth, understand your visions, adopt the elder's wisdom, "remember the history of the family", and "learn what the buffalo taught us"). He says his piece first in Sioux and then in English. 05:11:19:- MS of Charles in same place as he goes back and forth between English and Sioux; he speaks about the treaties that instituted reservations. 05:16:13:- wider MS of Charles as he talks (briefly) about native creationism, legends, origins, oral history, relationship between body and nature, eagle road vs the coyote road, the dawn of the train, and the importance of oral history.
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08:00:30:- wide landscape LS on cloudy day of 2 male Indians on horses as they stride away from camera and over a ridge, then ride back towards camera; wide LS of them riding on a winding trail, zoom in, zoom out as they ride back; tight LS of younger one riding away, pan R to chief riding through the brush; MS of young one on horseback looking away at distant hills; LS of chief walking w/horse through the brush, pan R to young one on top of distant ridge, chief joins him. 08:11:19:- LS of young one riding through valley; wide LS of same, pan R; wide panoramic LS pf valley-plain w/ clouds overhead; LS of chief riding, zoom in and out, pan R. LS of young one walking horse to a tree, ties reigns to branch, sits beneath tree (includes a tight LS); same as last but a tighter shot; tight LS from behind the young man (see what he's looking at); ECU of young man's right eye and brow; CU of both eyes; wide LS of young one riding through the valley. 08:23:14:- scenic, wide LS of distant mountain range (BG) and open valley (FG). 08:25:00:- Ft. Robinson, NE: wide LS through the pane windows of the commanding officer's office of army cabins; wide LS of latter from EXT; ELS of same, pan R; CU of bars on windows; LS of sloped roof and chimney in FG, a 3/4 moon on sunny day in BG; low angle LS of army cabins.
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Ft. Robinson and Red Cloud agency in Nebraska 09:00:30:- Fort Robinson, NE. Tight LS of two cabins on a late, sunny afternoon (long shadows); becomes travelling shot midway through. MS through cabin window to see inside (lamp and desk); reflection of camp grounds in window. 09:03:40:- tight LS of cabin interior..... tight LS of grounds through darkened door... 09:05:14:- low angle tight LS of cabin INT. Tight LS of INT commanding office. MS of wooden jail cell door. 09:07:26:- wide LS of Fort Robinson's grounds (BG)... tight LS of trees on outskirts of fort 09:09:06:- tight LS of cabin. MS of cabin window w/ bars on it. Tght LS of cabin doorway. 09:12:43:- tight LS of moon against blue sky..... 09:13:13:- tight, level LS of cabin where Crazy Horse died 09:14:00:- wide LS of the Red Cloud Agency just after sunset.... tight LS of same (silouettes of trees and ridges and mountains against a yellow/orange sky) 09:16:04:- wide LS's of buttes, ridges, hills,etc. at Red Cloud during sunrise. 09:26:31:- level LS of Ft. Robinson grounds. MS of bars on cell door in cabin. MS of guard quarters' interior (desk,stove,etc.). CU of old chime clock on a mantle. MS of desk in guard quarters. Tight LS of wooden cell door.
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Rapid Creek SD, Black Hills Snow SD, Bear Butte SD 11:00:26:-......Rapid Creek,SD.... landscape LS's, MS of the creek 11:02:03:-......Black Hills landscape shots; snowy, mountainous, hills and trees, wintry; LS's 11:06:34:-......Black Hills, tight LS, forest, light snow on ground 11:11:29:-......Black Hills, wide LS from high vantage point; evergreens, mountains, lake, snow; 11:15:33:-......CU of evergreen branch with dusting of snow on it 11:16:03:-......LS of distant mountains and clouds overhead 11:17:06:-......tight LS of small canyon and a rapid flowing creek; patches of snow on banks. MS of creek. CU of creek, stream rolling towards camera, zoom out to tight LS. 11:21:59:-......tight LS of creek, reverse angle (water flows away from camera); mtns in BG 11:22:55:-......Bear Butte, SD..... tight LS of several buttes, low angle, surrounded by trees 11:23:36:-......wide LS of Bear Butte on a cloudy day (buttes in near BG)...wide, level LS of vast,open plain
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foliage near river 08:03:30 overgrown river 08:05:30 sunset at Gulf of Mexico 08:08:21 overview of Everglades 08:14:00 alligator 08:22:00 Seminole Reenactment
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Ft. Robinson,WY and Fort Laramie,WY 10:00:24:- Fort Robinson: tight LS of wooden jail cell door (FG) and old fashioned furnace 10:01:01:- wide, level LS of Ft. Robinson grounds area (shot several times) 10:05:34:- MS of Grattan massacre monument, surrounded by tall grass in a field; WY 10:06:17:- LS's of a creek in WY. 10:12:48:- LS of Ft. Laramie building in WY 10:13:22:- MS of masted American flag fighting against strong wind 10:14:05:- MS of Ft. Laramie on a p.sunny day 10:14:34:- wide LS of field behind Ft. Laramie. 10:16:17:- MS of table and bed in soldiers quarters (done up as it would have appeared in late 1800's. CU of foot locker with guns on it. MS of cavalry belt and sabre and Union jacket hanging on a wall (tilt up). CU of whiskey bottle and candle on table. CU of cards and poker chips on table. 10:19:55:- MS interior of officer's office;desk, flag, fireplace 10:20:23:- MS interior of officer's dining room, dining table all set and prepared, pan R 10:22:16:- LS of adjacent field (shot inside, through window pane) 10:22:46:- high angle MS of cavalry hat on foot locker in soldiers quarters. MS of checkerboard and guns on table. MS of soldiers quarters; starts at bed by window, pan R to other bed and table inbetween them. CU of whiskey flask. 10:25:02:- low angle MS of cannon , outside, on fort grounds. level, LS cannon in FG, fort in BG on a cloudy day. 10:27:02:- wide LS of WY landscape; distant buttes, pan L, zoom in to setting sun (over horizon). tight LS of area where Crazy Horse might have been buried; rocky butte on hill; same subject but a tighter shot
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Somewhere on the Great Plains on a p.sunny day 12:00:39:-......MS of a large buffalo herd on an open plain on a realatively cloudy day, mountains in BG. tight LS of herd, zoom in, pan R, zoom out, pan L; gets progressively lighter out as the buffalo eat, walk, stare and occasionally headbutt each other. 12:08:48:-......partly sunny; MS of buffalo, zoom in to CU of one staring @ camera, walks away; zoom out to MS of several buffalo. 12:10:12:-......wider LS of herd in FG, mountains in BG; high angle; excellent shot 12:10:43:-......med wide LS of herd, pan R, zoom out to wide LS 12:11:52:-......CU's and MS's of buffaloes faces 12:14:06:-......LS of bufalo herd in FG; pastel sky, rocky hill and buttes in BG. 12:19:14:-......wide LS of field full of buffalo, pan L, zoom in for CU, zoom out 12:25:22:-......LS of male buffalo mounting female in middle of herd (quick shot) 12:25:31:-......wide LS of herd spread out over a large open area; sunny day, blue sky, pastel clouds 12:28:54:-......MS of buffalo.
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Buffaloes, Badlands SD 13:00:00 Huge buffalo herd, WS 13:03:00 WS flat hill, plain 13:03:28 guy from behind, peeing (one goofy cameraman filmed the other...) 13:05:22 WS of meadow with tall dry grass, steppe-like landscape 13:08:41 WS of plateau, blue sky 13:09:43 more rugged hills 13:10:31 canyon-type mountains, mesa, clouds moving over, casting shadow 13:13:17 mesas, much blue sky with thin clouds, beautiful 13:14:22 flat hills, layered structure, trees without leaves on plain in front of hills 13:18:19 gorgeous sunset: WS, orange sky framed by deep-hanging clouds and flat hills, looks almost like "letterbox" 13:19:25 clear shot of full moon, zoom out 13:20:29 Badlands at night, barely visible chain of mountains, tiny moon 13:20:54 Badlands at dawn: Beautiful shots of moon setting over canyon, brown, layered montains, sky already rather bright 13:23:18 incredible WS of canyon-landscape in the Badlands, pan, several takes 13:30:00 out e
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Badlands in South Dakota on a sunny late afternoon; Rapid creek shots at end 14:00:27:-........wide LS of Badlands from high vantage point, pan R, pan L; deep shadows in its eroded recesses; 14:01:31:-........level, tight LS of Badlands 14:02:04:-........level, wide LS of Badlands (in BG) 14:02:55:-........high angle LS's of a plain in Badlands 14:04:28:-........tight LS of hazy sky, plains, and buttes of Badlands 14:05:53:-........LS's of Badlands' eroded topography (lots of deep, long shadows). 14:09:07:-........LS of contrasty landscape in Badlands 14:10:02:-........MS of man urinating on roadside (shot from behind him) 14:10:19:-........ELS of Badlands hills, buttes (in BG) and a field (FG) 14:12:19:-........tight LS's of 3 deer walking through Badlands 14:14:56:-........gorgeous wide LS, high angle of Badlands, pan R 14:16:13:-........tight LS of 3 prairie dogs in a field 14:17:05:-........MS of buffalo, pan R to other buffalo, zoom out to LS, pan R to wide LS of buffalo on a plain; herd is scattered for as far as the eye can see. 14:18:31:-........level, wide LS's of a scenic plain (landscape shot); lonely aspects of area taken form several vantage points; lots o' landscape shots, all LS's (seem to be running out the tape) 14:25:20:-........level med LS of Rapid Creek; banks of high, brittle grass and barren trees 14:26:09:-........wide LS of dry grass field and distant badland buttes (in BG) 14:26:43:-........tight LS's of barren tree by a creek (in FG).
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Badlands sunrise (no moon ), Wounded Knee 15:00:29:-........tight LS of sunrise over the Badlands; yellow, orange, red, and purple sky, silouettes of distant buttes 15:01:11:-........same subject as last but a wider shot 15:02:06:-........same subject as last shots but a tighter shot; sky's lighter and the clouds are very textural 15:05:43:-........tight LS of Badlands topography during the early morning 15:06:46:-........Wounded Knee Creek: tight LS/MS of creek on a cloudy day 15:07:37:-........LS of a field, pan L to adjacent trees, pan R to starting pt 15:09:15:-........MS of creek and surrounding drygrass 15:10:00:-........MS of Wounded Knee monument on a cloudy day, field and graves in near BG 15:10:59:-........wide LS of Wounded Knee encampment and massacre site 15:12:45:-........tight LS of Wounded Knee monument and graveyard 15:14:25:-........LS's of Wounded Knee site... 15:18:31:-........tight LS of Wounded Knee ravine (shot from several vantage pts) 15:21:26:-........ELS of Wounded Knee cemetery 15:22:23:-........LS of area where Ft. Sheridan once stood: open green field (FG), mesas in BG 15:23:35:-........tight LS of sites where Crazy Horse may be buried (lg buttes atop hill) 15:26:41:-........wide LS of buttes
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Sand Creek, CO; mid-afternoon 05:00:34:-........wide LS of a lonely plain on a partly cloudy afternoon; bereft trees, dry grass; bleak and flat. 05:-2:01:-........ tight LS area where creek used to be; barren trees along dry creekbed 05:04:51:-........wide LS of distant dead trees on barren plain, pan L to more of same on a slight hill 05:06:52:-........tight LS of barren, many branched tree growing sideways on a plain 05:07:38:-........tight LS of wooded area, pan R to adjacent hill 05:08:34:-........tight LS of single tree in ravine as light sets over the ridge/horizon 05:09:25:-........subjective running shot in ravine, camera falls to ground 05:10:40:-........low angle LS of wooded area on plain 05:11:18:-........tight LS of lonely, barren tree on hill (excellent shot) 05:12:02:-........wide LS of several trees @ base of hill, pan R to open field and a few trees 05:13:34:-........tight LS of tree branches and sky, tilt D to field and ravine 05:15:52:-........wide LS of horizon, late afternoon/early evening; 2 lonely trees on screen L in near BG; 05:16:31:-........wide LS of trees and plain 05:17:23:-........wide travelling LS, falls to ground 05:18:23:-........wide LS of sun setting over a vast plain 05:19:23:-........wide landscape LS of plain 05:22:05:-........LS of blue sky, tilt D to wide LS of wooded area in ravine 05:22:41:-........wide LS of plain, 3 trees in near BG, pan L to slight hill, pan R to more trees 05:27:28:-........wide LS of sun setting over horizon; land masses are silouetted; fiery red, orange & yellow sky.
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Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma; 01:00:41:-..........wide LS of grasslands surrounding Wichita Mountains on a late, sunny day 01:01:20:-..........wide LS of blue sky, tilt D to wide LS of grasslands (in FG) and mountains (BG), clouds overhead 01:04:31:-..........wide LS of sunset; land masses are silouetted and clouds block sun 01:05:38:-..........interview w/ Vince Tahmahkera, an older man of direct Comache decent: tight CU of him as he discusses the history of the Comanches, where the tribe's name comes from, the importance and the use of the buffalo, what happened when the Comanches tamed wild horses, what happened when the white man killed off the buffalo and why they did so, Quanah Parker, peyote, Indian religion, Indian spirituality, the surrender of the Comanches at Ft. Sill, the importance of horses within Comanche heritage, culture and history. 01:27:59:-..........interview with Anna Mahtua Tahmahkera, wife of Vince and also full-blooded Comanche: tight CU of her as she discusses the missionairies, the influx of Christianity upon the Comanches, life on the plains before the white man, and the leadership of Quanah Parker.
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Oklahoma.... Quanah Parker house/museum.... men on horseback 04:00:30:-..........MS of stove, interior of Quanah Parker house 04:01:21:-..........MS of doorway, a stove, and a bench, interior of QP house 04:02:36:-..........reverse angle, MS... chest, table, chair, window, and coffee pot on stove 04:04:01:-..........tight LS meeting room inside QP house; a long table w/ several chairs in which 4 wax Indians sit 04:04:30:-..........MS of a bedroom... a dresser w/ mirror, pan R to window, bed, furniture 04:05:30:-..........MS, int. bedroom... 2 dressers, lamp, mirrors, pan R to window and bed 04:06:52:-..........MS, int. bedroom... bed w/ unique thin wood frame, pan R to doorway 04:08:30:-..........Powwow inside a school gymnasium.... drum circle of several men and one drum... several women, young and old, stand behind them; the women are in traditional Comanche clothing; the women dance in place. 04:14:45:-..........tight LS EXT QP house: white 2 tiered house w/ railed porch-walkways; orange-light brown roof 04:17:45:-..........ECU large hand drum being beaten, tilt U to man's mouth singing song in both Navajo and English. 04:20:31:-..........LS of 2 men in traditional Comanche clothing (including full feather headresses) on horseback; they ride into a high grass field... shot several more times as the men ride at various speeds and angles
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05:00:28:-..........tight LS of 2 male Indians in traditional Comanche clothing (including full feather headresses) on horseback... they ride through a wooded area and a high grass plain... they ride to a creek and dismount... they walk for a bit around the water, remount, and ride back to starting point. 05:03:51:-..........tight LS of 2 aforementioned men riding from behind tree coverage and past the creek 05:06:05:-..........tight LS of 2 men racing past water and into a small field then back to st pt 05:07:22:-..........tight LS man riding from behind a bush, gallops around same area, returns to starting point 05:09:20:-..........tight LS of man riding through a path and into a smal field, turns around, heads towards camera 05:12:32:-..........MS of both men riding slowly past camera on the path 05:12:48:-..........MS of man mounting horse on path, rides past camera & into bushes 05:14:58:-..........tight LS men walking along path (no horses); they talk, walk past camera, camera follows 05:16:47:-..........gorgeous wide LS's of sunset: silouetted land mass, bright red-orange sky. 05:17:55:-..........ELS of sunset, sky is tinted by purple and yellow.. still excellent
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Texas panhandle, Red River, Pease River, Palo Duro Canyon 13:00:30 Quanah trainstation: white, Spanish style building with red roofs 13:02:01 CU sign on trainstation saying "Quanah Route" 13:03:25 pan down from sky to building 13:03:38 very flat swampy landscape, Red River 13:04:51 aerial view of same landscape, Red River, several viewpoints, very red earth 13:08:40 Pease River, trees in foreground, foresty swampy landscape 13:12:32 pan across ground of this landscape as cameraman is walking through 13:14:54 guy standing next to monument for Pease River Battlefield 13:15:04 sign without guy 13:16:27 Texas Prairie Land, red earth, WS, Comanche Land 13:18:03 shot of sky, pan down to prairie land 13:18:58 Copperbreaks (?) State Park in the Texas Panhandle, red earth, small bushes, several shots 13:20:45 WS of dark green small trees and mesa-like plain in background 13:21:53 pan along sparsely tree-covered ridge in front of sky 13:23:25 Lake Copperbreaks 13:24:33 Palo Duro Canyon, near Amarillo, several views, mainly horizontal and vertical pans, ridges, mesas, red-yellow-purple rocks 13:31:15 end