Division of Agriculture and Extractive Industries Audiovisual Collection
name: label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Agriculture and Extractive Industries
topic: label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Amateur films
label: Topic
content: Cotton farming
label: Topic
content: Dairy farms
label: Topic
content: Farm equipment
label: Topic
content: Motion pictures
label: Topic
content: Petroleum
label: Topic
content: Sawmills
label: Topic
content: Tractors
label: Topic
content: United States Department of Agriculture
setName: label: See more items in
content: Division of Agriculture and Extractive Industries Audiovisual Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection contains films (8mm and 16mm), videocassettes, and audio recordings on diverse subjects related to agriculture and extractive industries
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 32 films)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1938-1994, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1348
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Advertisements
label: Type
content: Audiotapes
label: Type
content: 8mm films
label: Type
content: Home movies
label: Type
content: 16mm films
label: Type
content: Videocassettes
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into three series. 


		
Series 1: Motion Picture Film Motion Picture Film, 1938-1991		

Series 2: Videocassettes Videocassettes, 1991-1994, undated

Series 3: Sound Recordings Sound Recordings, 1963-1978
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Analiese Oetting (audiovisual archives specialist contractor) in 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Advertisements -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Audiotapes
label: Genre/Form
content: 8mm films
label: Genre/Form
content: Home movies
label: Genre/Form
content: 16mm films
label: Genre/Form
content: Videocassettes
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection contains films, videocassettes and audio recordings on diverse subjects related to agriculture and extractive industries. Films include amateur footage shot in and around Mississippi in the years between 1939-1951 depicting cotton picking, farm equipment, and rural life. Other subjects found in the collection include: beekeeping, milling, mining, events related to agriculture or extractive industries (World Dairy Expo, Helium Centennial), and advertisements or promotional films created by farming equipment companies (Caterpillar, Minneapolis-Moline).