A portrait of Luther Metke who has lived in this Cascade Mountains of Oregon since 1907. Tells how he was a veteran of the Spanish American War, an early labor organiser, a poet, and a builder, and today serves as a vital and lucid example of the rural ethic in America.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
33263
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → United States - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States - Rural conditions
Biographical
Crafts & Visual Arts → Portraits
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Rural conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Social conditions
People → Biographical films
People → Portraits
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)