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At the start of the 1920s, Stephen Mather and Horace Albright push for more park visitation in order to convince Congress to provide funding. They use the automobile to further their cause, and by the mid 1920s, park visits are up to 2 million. The stories of two couples, Margaret and Edward Gehrke,...
| Uniform Title: | National parks (Television program). |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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[United States] :
Florentine Films,
[2009]
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| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | At the start of the 1920s, Stephen Mather and Horace Albright push for more park visitation in order to convince Congress to provide funding. They use the automobile to further their cause, and by the mid 1920s, park visits are up to 2 million. The stories of two couples, Margaret and Edward Gehrke, and Glen and Bessie Hyde, and their relationships with the national parks, are featured. A national campaign is undertaken by Horace Kephart and George Masa to protect the last stands of virgin forest in the Smoky Mountains. With the help of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and newly-elected president, Franklin Roosevelt, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is established. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as an episode of the television program National parks in 2009. Title from title screen (viewed August 29, 2023). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (115 min.) : sound, color and black and white |
| Playing Time: | 01:54:41 |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Paul Barnes ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, Lincoln Else, Ken Burns. |