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The Glory Around Us -
Description: A story about Luther Burbank (1849-1926), the famed American botanist and agricultural pioneer. Examples of his many experiments and developments in horticulture and agriculture- the Spineless Cactus plant, Shasta Daisies, apple blossoms, Burbank potatoes.
Description: A story about Luther Burbank (1849-1926), the famed American botanist and agricultural pioneer. Examples of his many experiments and developments in horticulture and agriculture- the Spineless Cactus plant, Shasta Daisies, apple blossoms, Burbank potatoes.
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| 01:00:12 12.04 |
Pathe News opener
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| 01:00:20 20.11 |
The Glory Around Us - credits overlay spinning world globe and microscope against starry nighttime sky.
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| 01:00:49 49.13 |
Intro about Luther Burbank overlays a scenic hillside landscape bkgd, and a man in foreground gazing out
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| 01:00:56 56.35 |
Small white framed country home with picket fence in Santa Rosa, California - the home of Luther Burbank, famed American botanist and agricultural pioneer 1849-1926.
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| 01:01:02 62.38 |
Mrs. Burbank placing flowers on Burbank's old fashioned drop front desk. B&W portrait photo of Mr. Burbank surrounded by his honors.
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| 01:01:17 77.15 |
Hand holding pen pointing to original signatures in guest book by Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone
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| 01:01:25 85.24 |
Luther Burbank, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford standing arms around each other smiling and posing for photo.
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| 01:01:35 95.81 |
Hands turning the worn pages of an 80 year old book on botany with faded pressed flowers in the pages.
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| 01:01:53 113.94 |
Circa 1917, Luther Burbank with a group of other gentlemen walking amidst a garden of Spineless Cactus plants, one of his creations.
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| 01:02:12 132.24 |
WS of a large spineless cactus plant. Hand touching the cactus demonstrating there are no needles.
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| 01:02:22 142.87 |
CU flowering cactus plant.
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| 01:02:29 149.15 |
Man standing in a field of Daisies, a greenhouse in bkgd.
CU hands holding a large bouquet of Daisies. |
| 01:02:41 161.68 |
Single daisy in a jar. Other various single daisies after cultivation experiments by Burbank.
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| 01:02:52 172.86 |
Man standing showing off the flowers in a large apple blossom rose bush. Another flower perfected by Burbank.
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| 01:03:04 184.74 |
CU Calla Lily flowers
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| 01:03:13 193.57 |
Hands holding a sample Burbank potato and pointing out the seedlings. Hands holding and showing off the perfect Burbank baking potato.
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| 01:03:28 208.23 |
CU hand pointing out the perfect graft of a new tree limb and old trunk merged into one.
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| 01:03:42 222.24 |
Man standing in a field of flowers.
CU bee hovering over a flower. hand holding flower with bee in the petals. |
| 01:04:20 259.99 |
Greenhouse amidst greenery and flowers. Brick laboratory where Burbank worked. Man seated at Burbank's desk. Gardening tools hanging on the brick wall. His watch magnifying glass and other small instruments on display.
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| 01:04:59 299.42 |
CU of a flower, hand picking and cutting out the pollen in the middle. A close up demonstration of how flowers are experimented with and developed into other flowers.
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| 01:05:40 340.59 |
Large wooden sign - Luther Burbank Gardens.
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| 01:05:43 343.73 |
WS of people walking through the Burbank Gardens.
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| 01:05:53 353.51 |
WS of a large cedar tree, pan down from top of tree to where Burbank is buried beneath the tree.
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| 01:06:02 362.78 |
Landscape shot of a valley with low lying mountains in bkgd. POV through two large tree trunks forming a "v".
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| 01:06:14 374.05 |
End Luther Burbank segment.
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| 01:06:15 375.94 |
Next segment begins - Beneath the Sea - the world of Fish.
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| 01:06:26 386.65 |
Grainy shots of spotted sharks swimming around.
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| 01:06:35 395.01 |
WS a vast flat landscape along a shore in Holland. People are seen going down steps of an underground aquarium
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| 01:06:39 399.14 |
People looking through glass windows of an aquarium.
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| 01:06:43 403.07 |
Shots of var sea life at the aquarium - Hermit crabs, sea rays (stingrays) swimming, sharks with pilot fish swimming next to them, sea horse, sea turkey, sea turtles, kissing fish.
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| 01:08:32 512.38 |
End sea life segment.
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| 01:08:34 514.47 |
Segment on bird life begins.
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| 01:08:44 524.08 |
Mama duck with a line of baby ducks following closely behind in a marsh.
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| 01:08:56 536.84 |
WS of a marsh. Examples of marsh bird dwellers - a Reed Warbler hanging on a reed.
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| 01:09:11 551.39 |
CU side view of a sedge warbler bird.
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| 01:09:17 557.56 |
WS a large nest on top of a chimney. CU's of the white storks on their nest sitting on their eggs.
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| 01:09:42 582.8 |
Two barn swallows sitting on a wire.
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| 01:10:04 604.51 |
CU baby birds in a nest, mouths wide open.
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| 01:10:28 628.44 |
Sunset over a marsh.
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| 01:10:30 630.83 |
End reel.
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