Marshes Of The Mississippi.
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Duration: 13 min
Year Published: 1960
Creator: Avalon Daggett
Format: 16mm
Color: Color
Sound: sound
Description: Presents the wildlife of the soggy wastelands built by the Mississippi River along the Gulf of Mexico. Shows the landbuilding work of the Mississippi, points out the dependence of animal life on specific plants of the area, and pictures large flocks of geese and ducks in their winter homes. Includes close-up views of alligators, turtles, mink, otters, raccoons, muskrats, nutria, and other marshland residents. Visits a trapping family in their marsh camp, and follows the trapper as he runs his trap line in this great fur-producing area.
Complete Record: Marshes Of The Mississippi. Avalon Daggett. 12 Min., Sd., Color, 16 Mm. © Avalon Daggett; 10oct60; Mp10623.
Metadata Source:Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education)
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