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The end of the line, orphan trains / produced by Wendy Hearn, Heritage Account, Inc.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Hearn, Wendy, producer.
Petzall, Jill.
Alexander Street Press.
Filmakers Library, inc.
Heritage Account, Inc., producer.
Series:
Filmakers Library online
Filmakers library online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Adopted children--United States--History--Periodicals.
Adopted children.
Adoption--United States--History.
Adoption.
Orphans--United States--History.
Orphans.
History.
United States.
Genre:
Nonfiction films.
Periodicals.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (47 min.)
Other Title:
End of the line : orphan trains
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1991.
Language Note:
This edition in English.
Summary:
This documentary tells about the development of the orphan train system which took orphaned children to the midwest for adoption. Features stories about New York children who were adopted by Missouri families soon after the turn of the century. Includes archival footage.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 24, 2012).
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (Filmakers library online). Available via World Wide Web.
American Film & Video Festival, 1991
OCLC:
794308197
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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