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Farmers coming back from farming with a heavy load of hay on horse driven wagon in St. Clairsville Ohio.

Farmers after farming in the heat of the sun, come back with loads of hay in St. Clairsville, Ohio. A man standing on a huge load of hay loaded over the horse driven wagon. Other man struggles with horses to bring wagon back on to the pathway. Men on horse driven wagon move towards their houses. A woman hangs clothes out on a line to dry. Wagon enters the shade of the barn.

Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030604
Farmer's family after sunset without electricity in St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Farmer and his family members work in the dim light of lamps after sunset in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Woman iron clothes by warming irons on fire. She lit the lamps and starts to cook. Other family members sit around the table for dinner. They eat their meal in the dim light of lamp. Studying, stitching and sharpening farming tools are also done in lamp's light. (World War II period).

Date: 1940
Duration: 4 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030605
Farmers learn works of Rural Electrification Administration (REA) in St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Lack of modern farming techniques leads to farmers doing all their works by hand in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Scenes of farmers cutting and piling harvested crops, followed with poetry and music in the background. Farmers sit in groups, discuss and smoke hand made tobacco rolls. Farmers learn the work of Rural Electrification Administration (REA). Works of REA in successive years shown through a diagrammatic map.

Date: 1940
Duration: 5 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030606
Rural Electrification Administration (REA) provides electricity and modern conveniences to famers in St. Clairsville, Ohio

Rural Electrification Administration (REA) supplies electricity and improve the conditions of farmers in St. Clairsville,Ohio. Smoke and pollution exhaust from stacks near factories. Smoke passing through electricity transmission towers near the factories. REA workers erect poles and install electrical transformers. View of electrical wires leading into home. A farmer switches on a light switch and points to light turning on and off. Farm women rings dinner bell. Farmer drives tractor towards farm house. Woman shows new electric oven to husband. Pies are put into oven to bake. Man goes into basement and connects electrical well pump and demonstrates water pressure by turning shower faucets. Close up view of hand of a boy as he tunes the dial on a radio and listens to the radio in the living room. Man examines electrical water pump in the basement located beside hot water heater. He plugs in the water pump. Close up view of the belt-driven pump running. Man tests pressure of water coming from shower. Girl fills ice cube tray at faucet and puts ice cube tray into freezer. Woman puts away hurricane lamp in a cupboard now that house has electricity for night time lights. Boy takes a shower. Man washes his hands at a sink.

Date: 1940
Duration: 5 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030607
Improved conditions for farm family after supply of electricity in St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Improved conditions after electricity supply in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Scenes of an improved stable with electrically-pumped water supply. Cows drinking water from trough, chicks in a warmed incubator, man pouring cows milk into milk can. Milk can cooled by water run from faucet into sink. Horses drinking water pouring from faucet. Men cutting wood with powered saw, woman washes clothes in early electric washing machine, girl irons clothes with electric iron, man using electric grinder for sharpening. Light on pole illuminates outside of farm house. Man walks into lit farmhouse with hot meal prepared by woman using electric range.

Date: 1940
Duration: 5 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030608
Hitler Youth in their speed boats move in training waters during World War II.

World War II. Hitler Youth pull speed boats to the sea and jump in them. Propeller on long extender in the water. A youth operating the motor stands in the boat whereas others sit. German 'swastika' insignia on the arms of the youth. Boat reaches the beach. Youth jump out.

Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675030669