Placer gold.
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Series: Pioneer Life Series
Duration: 10 min
Year Published: 1941
Creator: British Information Services
Format: 16mm
Sound: Sound
Description: During the Gold rush of '49, only the simplest kinds of tools were used. Generally these were made on location. This film shows the gold pan method, the rocker or cradle method, the long Tom method, and the sluice box method. Narration brings out the importance of placer mining on California's history and the use of certain terms used by the early miners.
Complete Record: Series: Pioneer life series Dewey number: 622.34 Audience level: jh-sh Guide Format/cost: 16-sl-sd-$30-$40 Distributors / rental: Audio-Film Libraries sd-sale apply; University of California sd-$1.50 rent $5; University of Illinois sd $1.50; Bell & Howell Company sd-$40 rent; Ohio Department of Education sd
Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946
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Record added: 2026-07-02 14:42:46