Episode of Series “Background for Social Studies”.
Colonists floating down the Ohio River helped to settle the present cities of Pittsburgh, Cincinatti, Louisville, Huntington and Wheeling. Today the Ohio is America’s busiest inland waterway. Its enormous volume of water and nearby coalfields have attracted steel, chemical, aluminium and atomic energy plants, and efforts are being made to solve problems of water pollution, flood control and increasing traffic.
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ACMI Identifier
007793
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - United States
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rivers - United States
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - United States
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - United States
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Traffic - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Waterways
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Inland water transportation
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Social sciences - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)