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The US Gold Rush, Historic Mining Films

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Watch the Great American Gold Rush on video. Includes South Dakota Saga and City Gold Rush Starts. Vintage Footage.

 

 

The Historic Gold Rush Collection DVD

Gold has been associated with the extremities of utmost evil and great sanctity throughout history. In the Book of Exodus, the Golden Calf is a symbol of idolatry and rebellion against God. In Communist propaganda, the golden pocket watch and its fastening golden chain were the characteristic accessories of the class enemy, the bourgeois and the industrial tycoons. Credit card companies associate their product with wealth by naming and coloring their top-of-the-range cards “gold;” although, in an attempt to out-do each other, platinum (and the even-more-elite black card) has now overtaken gold.

On the other hand in the Book of Genesis, Abraham was said to be rich in gold and silver, and Moses was instructed to cover the Mercy Seat of the Ark of the Covenant with pure gold. Eminent orators such as John Chrysostom were said to have a “mouth of gold with a silver tongue.” Gold is associated with notable anniversaries, particularly in a 50-year cycle, such as a golden wedding anniversary, golden jubilee, etc.

Great human achievements are frequently rewarded with gold, in the form of medals and decorations. Winners of races and prizes are usually awarded the gold medal (such as the Olympic Games and the Nobel Prize), while many award statues are depicted in gold (such as the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards the Emmy Awards, the Palme d'Or, and the British Academy Film Awards).

Medieval kings were inaugurated under the signs of sacred oil and a golden crown, the latter symbolizing the eternal shining light of heaven and thus a Christian king's divinely inspired authority. Wedding rings are traditionally made of gold; since it is long-lasting and unaffected by the passage of time, it is considered a suitable material for everyday wear as well as a metaphor for the relationship. In Orthodox Christianity, the wedded couple is adorned with a golden crown during the ceremony, an amalgamation of symbolic rites.

The symbolic value of gold varies greatly around the world, even within geographic regions. For example, gold is quite common in Turkey but considered a most valuable gift in Sicily.

This DVD takes you through how gold is mined from the mountains.  See the refining and purification process.  This DVD reviews a gold mining operation in South Dakota in 1940 and provides a snapshot of the 1933 Gold Rush.  Great collection for scholars, teachers, students, and history buffs alike.  The DVD comes with a fully interactive menu and contains the films as follows:

City Gold Rush Starts 1933
 

Brief newsreel story from the early 30s about gold being struck on a farm outside of Cincinnati. This, as you can imagine, causes a local epidemic of gold fever, which is reported breezily by the narrator. A slice of life from the desperate days of the Depression.

Sound, B&W, runs 0:29

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South Dakota Saga 1940

Gold mining and the life of gold miners in South Dakota, as seen by the mining company.  Goes through the gold mining process from the mine.  An educational look at the process.

Sound, B&W, runs 32:37

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  • Model: DVD-TCA-J04

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