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- Title
- Wild Heritage
- Date(s)
- 1965
- Contributor(s)
- Remington Arms Company (Sponsor), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (Sponsor)
- Description
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Film exploring the "wild heritage" of Remington firearms in the United States. Begins with an overview of guns employed by early colonists for hunting and defense, and continues with an account of how Eliphalet Remington created his own flintlock rifle in 1816. Details the rise of Remington firearms, the eventual "settling" of the American West, and the important role that hunters play in land conservation. Also includes a promotional segment for the Remington Model-1100 shotgun, introduced...
Show moreFilm exploring the "wild heritage" of Remington firearms in the United States. Begins with an overview of guns employed by early colonists for hunting and defense, and continues with an account of how Eliphalet Remington created his own flintlock rifle in 1816. Details the rise of Remington firearms, the eventual "settling" of the American West, and the important role that hunters play in land conservation. Also includes a promotional segment for the Remington Model-1100 shotgun, introduced in 1963. Photographed and directed by Larry Madison. Assisted by Alan Madison. Written by Robert Campbell. Narrated by Martin Wolfson. Special consultant: The Gilcrease Institute, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Show less - Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC102
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection