1976NORTH AMERICA
A SENSE OF LIFE IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION OF THE UNITED STATES. TELLS HOW CITIES LIKE HOUSTON TEXAS ROSE OVERNIGHT DURING THE OIL BOOM. RICE FARMER BILL CARDIFF REMEMBERS THE DUST BOWL DAYS WHEN THINGS WERE DIFFERENT. ALVIN ALCORNS, NATIVE OF NEW ORLEANS, ALTHOUGH SITUATED IN AN ENERGY PRODUCING STATE, STILL ENJOYS THE FOREIGN FLAVOR & JAZZ RHYTHMS THAT MAKE IT UNIQUE. BLACK SCHOOL TEACHER, FRANCIE CONVINGTON HAS RETURNED TO AN AREA MANY OF HER PEOPLE LEFT DURING THE HARD TIMES. INDUSTRY THAT HAS CAUSED CHANGES. GEOLOGISTS SEARCH FOR NEW FUEL SOURCES. ENGINEERS PLAN BEST HOW TO TAP THEM AND CHEMISTS WHO DEVELOP THE PROLIFERATING PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS. ENERGY CRISIS.
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"AMERICANA" MONTAGE PEOPLE, PRODUCTS, PLACES TRANSPORTATION, SPORTS, AMERICAN FLAG STATE FLAGS MAP OF AMERICA.
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POV GOING DOWN SWAMPY LAGOON. CYPRUS DOTTED BAYOU. MISSISSIPPI DELTA. CYPRUS TREES. DEEP SOUTH.
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BIRDS SKIMMING WATER, GRASSY TIDELANDS. DUCKS LAND IN LAKE
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POV PASSING DILAPIDATED FARM BUILDINGS. ROLLING FARMLANDS.
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DERRICK PUMPS.
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HS PAN NEW ORLEANS WATER FRONT.
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LS SOUTHERN MANSION, PLANTATION. DEEP SOUTH.
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NEW ORLEANS CIRCA 1976. QUAINT BRICK STREETS.
PEOPLE ON TROLLEY CAR. WOMAN WITH LOAF OF FRENCH BREAD. |
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RUE BOURBON. BOURBON STREET, NEW ORLEANS. JAZZ PERFORMANCES IN NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.
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JAZZ BAND PERFORMING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. KIDS CLAP ALONG, SITTING ON FLOOR. .
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MIXED RACES. CAJUN. BOAT PULLS UP TO DOCK.
SEAFOOD FISHERMAN. MAN WITH TURTLE. SHOVELING UP SEAFOOD. SHRIMP. DOCK. PADDLE BOAT. |
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VARIOUS TYPES OF BOATS ON WATERWAYS. PLEASURE BOATS. RIVERBOAT. CITY FROM HARBOR.
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ZOOM IN ON DOCK, UNLOADING FREIGHTER. MAN THROWS ROPE ONTO BOAT TO TIE IT TO DOCK.
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STILLS
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LS DAM.
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MOTOR BOAT IN RIVER BY DAM. PEOPLE FISH FROM SHORE.
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POWER PLANT. HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER. TRANSFORMERS, ELECTRICAL TOWERS.
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POV DRIVING IN FARM LAND. FARMER TALKS. DEEP SOUTH.
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MAN PILOT GETS INTO SMALL AIRPLANE. TAKES OFF.
AGRICULTURE. TALKS ON CB. SPREADING INSECTICIDE. MAN WITH LARGE WHITE FLAG. |
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OIL FIELDS. OIL WELLS. LOOKING AT PLANS. YOUNG 1970S WOMAN TALKS ABOUT HER OIL REFINERY. HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
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LARGE TRUCKS. TRUCK VIBRATES THE GROUND. OIL WORKER TALKS
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OIL DRILL COMES DOWN ON CAMERA.
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MEN DRILLING. CHAIN WRAPS UP. NERD MAN. HARD HAT.
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BUTTONS AND LIGHTS. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER.
MAN WITH BINOCULARS. AIR FORCE BASE. MILITARY. |
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JET ENGINE. MAINTENANCE CENTER IN OKLAHOMA. TINKER
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HIGHWAYS GO TOWARD CITY OF HOUSTON.
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HOUSTON CIRCA 1976. BUSY CITY STREETS. BLACKS AND WHITES. AFRO. 1970S CROWDS ON CITY STREET.
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MINORITY. BLACK SCHOOL PRINCIPLE TALKING IN SCHOOL YARD. BLACK SCHOOL CHILDREN PLAY BASKETBALL DURING RECESS IN PLAYGROUND.
GYM CLASS. SHOOTING BASKETS |
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GOING IN & OUT OF HOUSTON, 1976. TRAFFIC.
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1970s PEOPLE PUMPING GAS AT GAS STATION. SELF SERVICE. GAS SHORTAGE.
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OIL WELL. DERRICK. TURNING MACHINERY.
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YOUNG 1970s WOMAN WHO OWNS AN OIL WELL TALKS
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TAPE ENDS
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