Introduction

The Making of Power
and the Land (1939-1940)

Pare Lorentz and the United States Film Service · Pare Lorentz By Dr. Robert J. Snyder - 1905-1940 (Text) ·  Pare Lorentz - 1940-1992 by Dr. Robert L. Snyder (Text) ·  FDR's Filmmaker (video) A Humanizing Face (video) ·  A Perfect Statement of New Deal Philosophy (video) ·  Truly Revolutionary at the Time (video) ·  More Influence Than Any Other (video) ·  He made more films than realized (video) ·  He Had A Life After The Film Service (video)

Joris Ivens ·  Early Life and Films by Dr. Ephraim K. Smith (text) · Ivens and Lorentz by Andre Stufkens (text) [coming soon!] ·  His First Film (video) ·  Avant-Guard Films (video) ·  The Bridge (video) ·  Rain (video) ·  Helen van Dongen (video) ·  Needed Independent Women (video) ·  A Paradoxial Figure (video) ·  Had Trouble Making Films (video)

The Production Crew ·  “Introduction” by Dr. Ephraim K. Smith (text) [coming soon!] · “Arthur Ornitz” by Dr. Hilda Wane Ornitz ·  His First Film (video) ·  Lora Hays ·  “Interview with Lora Hays” by William J. Sloan ·  Hired As Assistant (video) ·  Joris – A Great Listener (video) ·  Editor (video) ·  Harlan County (video) ·  I love the challenge (video) ·  Douglas Moore ·  “Douglas Stuart Moore 1893-1969” by Dr. Ephraim K. Smith ·  Excepts from score for Power and the Land (video) ·  Excepts from score for Power and the Land (video) ·  Excepts from score for Power and the Land (video) ·  Stephen Vincent Benet ·  "Stephen Vincent Benet" by Dr. Ephraim K. Smith ·  Excerpts from narration for Power and the Land (video) ·  Excerpts from narration for Power and the Land (video) ·  Floyd Crosby ·  Introduction [coming soon!] ·  Floyd Crosby (video)

The Film’s Premiere (1940) ·  “A Premiere for St. Clairsville” by Dr. Ephraim K. Smith (text) · The Theater Was Full (video) ·  “Walk-Ons” (video)

What Audiences Saw ·  The Story Line by Dr. Ephraim K. Smith (text)

What Scholars Have Said ·  “What Scholars Have Said” by Dr. Ephraim K. Smith (text) [coming soon!] · "Beauty in the Service of a Political Agenda" by Dr. Ruth Schwartz Cowan (text) · A Very Underestimated Film (video) ·  Nostalgia for His Youth (video) ·  He Wanted To Show Harsh Conflict (video) ·  Reenactment! (video) ·  A Key Film (video) ·  A Real Contribution (video)

Resources for Teachers and Student

Introduction

The FDR Library ·  Introduction to Printed Statement by FDR Presidential Library [coming soon!] · Just Two Hours From New York (video) ·  The Roosevelt Library (video) ·  The Henry A. Wallace Center (video)

The European Foundation Joris Ivens ·  The European Foundation Joris Ivens (video) · Visit the Ivens Archives (video) ·  Website for European Foundation Joris Ivens (video)

Lesson Plan for Power for the Parkinsons ·  Text by Sally Brannan [coming soon!]

Background on
Rural Electrification

Life Without Electricity ·  Introduction by Dr. D. Clayton Brown (text) · Kerosene Lamps (video) ·  Pumping and Carrying Water by hand (video) ·  “Blue Monday” (video) ·  Wearing the Same Pair of Pants All Week (video) ·  The Saturday Night Bath (video) ·  The Privy (video) ·  Refrigerators in the store windows (video) ·  Milk had to be Cooled (video) ·  “Sad Irons” (video) ·  Less Social Interaction (video) ·  Sense of Inferiority (video) ·  High cost of power (video)

Alternatives to Central Station Power ·  Storage tanks and windmills (video) · The Delco System (video) ·  Wind Power (video)

Rural Electrification ·  Private Power's Contribution (video) · Co-Operatives Went Back A Long Time (video) ·  The REA - the Early Years (video) ·  The REA - 1935-1940 (video) ·  There was light now (video) ·  The Farmers Were Proud of the REA (video) ·  Rural Electrification did not stop migration (video) ·  The REA Today (video) ·  A matter of service (video) ·  Everyone uses electricity (video)

The Making of Power For The Parkinsons (2003-2005)

The Making of Power for the Parkinsons by Dr. Ephraim K. Smith (text) ·  The Passage of Time · Interviews with Parkinson Descendants ·  The Parkinsons Already Had Electricity! ·  Reenactment! ·  Straightforward and Accurate Reenactment! ·  Pride in Being Part of Progress ·  Contacts With Childhood Friends of Parkinsons ·  The Parkinson Family After 1940 ·  An Incredibly Talented Production Team in 1939-1940 ·  Two Newly Discovered Films By Ivens ·  The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library ·  Lora Hays ·  Dr. Robert L. Snyder ·  Dr. D. Clayton Brown ·  The European Foundation Joris Ivens ·  The Three Films As An Integrated Whole ·  Bip Goes To Town ·  Worst of Farm Disasters ·  Now A New Documentary!

What Remains Today · The Farm Site Today (video) ·  St. Clairsville Today (video)

Contact Us About Your Thoughts and Recollections