Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Centenary of Californian Gold Strike

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
977A
Date Released
26 Feb 1948
Date submitted
23 Feb 1948
Date submitted
29 Jan 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Centenary of California Gold Rush. DESCRIPTION: Descendants of the miners who discovered gold in California in 1848, reconstruct the methods they used. SHOTLIST: KS GV main street. Men in period dress, sort in water for gold. Pony walks round and round in circle, pulling primitive machinery. SCU very old fashioned type of machine working. Men sort amongst water passing along a trough. Cut-in Hangman’s signpost outside public house. Men drink beer from gold pans. Several shots of gold nuggets being dropped out of bag. CU gold nugget being held in hand.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Locations
Sutter’s Mill; El Dorado County
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
49749
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Centenary of Californian Gold Strike', British Movietone News Issue No. 977A, 26 Feb 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14963 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)