This film is designed to encourage imagination and story telling by children. A small boy imagines himself as a railwayman, a train and a driver of the old cog railway that climbs Mt Washington. No narration or dialogue - only sound effects and a musical score.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001431
Language
English
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroad trains
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Imagination
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Education of children
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Expression in children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)