Farms: HD Historic Stock Footage - FARM FAMILY GETS ELECTRICITY 1930s REEL 4

True HD Direct Film Transfers - NO UPCONVERSIONS! http://www.buyoutfootage.com/pages/titles/pd_na_568.php Power and the Land - Supplying Energy to Rural America Reel 4 Portrays a farm family from St. Clairsville, Ohio who are members of an REA co-operative, and contrasts their life before and after electricity. More difficult tasks are done "the old way--the hard way" without electrical power. Agricultural co-operation is illustrated through corn cutting scenes set to music and poetry. Farmers meet with a county agent who explains the work of the REA (Rural Electrification Administration) and the need to form co-operatives. Map is used to show REA co-ops established between 1936 and 1940. Electrical lines are constructed taking power from the transmission lines to the individual farm houses. Shows a farm family using and enjoying electrical appliances such as electric lights, electric stove, a radio broadcasts the weather report. Farm life in the 1930's. Additional reels from this film: http://youtu.be/MD4wFq0NX1E http://youtu.be/FeivMPZa1kE Please visit our website for more historic archival film titles. http://www.buyoutfootage.com/pages/pd.html Buyout Footage is a leading supplier of public domain and royalty free stock footage for filmmakers, broadcasters, advertising agencies, multi-media and production companies worldwide. Historical Archival Stock Footage in True HD.