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Views of a town in the countryside in New England region of the United States.

From the film "The City" , idea credited to Pare Lorentz, with music by Aaron Copland. About the need and importance of town planning. Opening slate "Year by year our cities grow more complex and less fit for living. The age of rebuilding is here. We must remould our old cities and build new communities better suited to our needs." A lake in a country side in New England region of the United States. A sign reads 'Sias Farm 1791'. A waterfall. Boys skinny dipping. A boy riding on an open horse-drawn wagon or cart beside a barrel loaded with apples. A sign reads 'Shirley village'. Houses in the village. Horse drawn carts and wagons. Men unload a horse cart. A hand-cranked machine being operated by two men, molding a piece of metal to a round shape to bind a barrel.

Location: New England United States

Date: 1939

Duration: 3 min 51 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

People work in a field and weave baskets to earn a living in New England region of the United States.

From a film "The City", about need and importance of town planning. A man addresses a meeting in the United States. People seated as they listen to a speaker. A woman spins blankets. A man weaves baskets of cane. A water wheel in a village in New England region. A heap of wheat. A heap of flour. Men work in a field. Grave stones in a cemetery.

Location: New England United States

Date: 1939

Duration: 2 min 8 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Factories emitting smoke and pollution, covering a nearby town beside the factory in New England, United States.

From a film entitled "The City", about need and importance of town planning. A boy with a dog outside a farm house in New England, United States. Two men in a blacksmith shop. The blacksmith hammers a rounded piece of metal which appears to be for a wheel or to bind a barrel. Scene shifts to an industrial factory and then current day. Molten metal being poured in a plant. Smoke rises from stacks causing pollution. Views of a town in the shadow of a giant industrial factory with pollution and smoke pouring from the factory and laden over the town.

Location: New England United States

Date: 1939

Duration: 1 min 39 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English