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We Are Arabbers
2004 | 1h 21mins
We Are Arabbers
2004 | 1h 21mins
We Are Arabbers follows the horse-and-wagon produce vendors along the streets of Baltimore, Maryland as they struggle to make a living and maintain their unique culture.
Amish: A People of Preservation
1975 | 54mins
Amish: A People of Preservation
1975 | 54mins
The Amish keep surprising their technology-programmed neighbors by keeping alive ways and beliefs that many modern Americans wish they could recapture. Mennonite historian John…
Sea Bright Skiff
1991 | 28mins
Sea Bright Skiff
1991 | 28mins
The Sea Bright-style skiff dates back to the mid 1800s along the North Jersey Shore. Charles Hankins still hand-crafts these boats of New Jersey cedar and green oak, though they…
Mermaids, Frog Legs, and Fillets
1978 | 18mins
Mermaids, Frog Legs, and Fillets
1978 | 18mins
Long before the advent of hip-hop as a multi-million dollar industry, African Americans were rapping and rhyming in the street, in their neighborhoods, and on the fish market…
Its All In My Hands
1972 | 8mins
Its All In My Hands
1972 | 8mins
Young Italian American shoemaker John Prince, following in his father Tony's footsteps, invites you into his shop to share the pleasure and pride he feels from his work.
Last Shovel Maker
1974 | 10mins
Last Shovel Maker
1974 | 10mins
Harvey Ward, age 87, carves beautiful grained shovels with a double edged axe.
Winter Harvest
1987 | 20mins
Winter Harvest
1987 | 20mins
This film documents the activities of the Bear Creek Ice Company in northeastern Pennsylvania through interviews with former employees, who describe working conditions and the…
Watermen
1968 | 1h 3mins
Watermen
1968 | 1h 3mins
In 1965, Maryland watermen on the Chesapeake Bay operated the last U.S. fleet of sailing workboats, using "skipjacks" to dredge oysters under a motorized dredging ban. Filmmakers…
Cliff and Steve Frazer - Cedar Farmers
1986 | 5mins
Cliff and Steve Frazer - Cedar Farmers
1986 | 5mins
This documentary was part of a program on five short subjects about traditional activities in the New Jersey Pinelands National Preserve: railbirding in the meadows, cranberry…
Circus Minimus
1977 | 3mins
Circus Minimus
1977 | 3mins
Jack Ofield's 16-mm film shows the work of Henry Duncklee, who retired from his job as a circus sign painter in 1949, and begin building this circus of his own.
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