Cradle of the Father of Waters 1938

Where does the Mississippi River start? In the 10,000 lakes of Minnesota according to this vintage Department of Interior film from the National Archives. See your local state parks under construction in the 1930s, including Itaska Lake State Park and Scenic State Park.

SUMMARY
This film shows Minnesota lakes at the head waters of the Mississippi River. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) men work in Itasca Lake State Park and in Scenic State Park. Pageants recreate the days of the Indians and backwoodsmen with log cabins, covered wagons, stockades, and Indian wigwams. It includes views of Indians on a reservation, picnickers in a park, and a CCC camp. (ARC ID 11652, local identifier 48.20)

Transcript (PDF): http://archives.gov/social-media/transcripts/transcript-land-of-cradle-of-waters-1938-11652.pdf

CREATED BY
Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.

REPOSITORY:
Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.

For information about ordering reproductions of moving images held by the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records Section, visit: http://www.archives.gov/research/order/broadcast-quality-film-dc.html

SUBJECTS
Civilians
Indian reservations
Indians of North America
Picnicking
Department of the Interior.(1849 -9999 ), Producer
Minnesota--Itasca Lake State Park
Minnesota--Scenic State Park
Mississippi River

MORE INFORMATION:
More information is available in the National Archives online catalog:
http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=11652

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