Alarming levels of pollution parallel with urban and industrial growth are being recorded in the metropolitan areas of the United States. Land, air, water and the human ear are victims of this pollution. This film contrasts scenes of rural beauty accompanied by readings from Walt Whitman with the rising accumulations of refuse and decay that threaten the nation’s health.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320362
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial noise
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - United States
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rural conditions
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Air - Pollution
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental health
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental protection
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - United States
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rural conditions
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban renewal
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban renewal
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Environmental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Industrial noise
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)