GOLD RUSH DAYS

Duration: 13½min

Year Published: 1958

Format: 16mm

Color: Color & B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: A young man, lured by the discovery of gold in California, travels overland from the East to take part in the adventures. Portrays the hardships in transportation in 1849, life in a gold mining settlement, the effect of the gold rush on population growth and prosperity in the West, and events leading to the statehood of California.

Complete Record: Source: Coronet Interest level: el-jh Guide: Guide Price: b&w $75, color $137.50 Format: sd b&w or color Catalog numbers: LC card Fi A 58-515

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)