American experience, a production of Edward Gray Films, Inc. ; WGBH ; produced and directed by Janet Graham and Edward Gray ; written by Edward Gray
Type
Label
American experience, a production of Edward Gray Films, Inc. ; WGBH ; produced and directed by Janet Graham and Edward Gray ; written by Edward Gray
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
TV parental guidelines rating: Not rated
Main title
American experience
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
68941085
Responsibility statement
a production of Edward Gray Films, Inc. ; WGBH ; produced and directed by Janet Graham and Edward Gray ; written by Edward Gray
Runtime
60
Summary
Examines the efforts of the Children's Aid Society in New York, organized by minister Charles Loring Brace, which from 1853 to 1929 sent over 100,000 unwanted and orphaned children from the city to homes in rural America
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Orphan trains
Contributor
Genre
Subject
- Adopted children + History
- Orphans + History
- Documentary television programs
- Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
- Historical television programs
- Children's Aid Society (New York, N.Y.)
- Adoption + History
- Orphan trains
- Orphans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History
- Documentary videos
- Street children -- New York (State) -- New York -- History
- Brace, Charles Loring, 1826-1890
Is Derivative Of
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor6
- Genre4
- Subject12
- Adopted children + History
- Orphans + History
- Documentary television programs
- Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
- Historical television programs
- Children's Aid Society (New York, N.Y.)
- Adoption + History
- Orphan trains
- Orphans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History
- Documentary videos
- Street children -- New York (State) -- New York -- History
- Brace, Charles Loring, 1826-1890
- Is Derivative Of1
- Mapped to1