The Mountain - Rainier

The Mountain - Rainier

1979
24m
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Overview

"This documentary from local station KING-TV in Seattle, Washington, examines the history of Mount Rainier through narration, interviews, re-enactments, newsreel, and home-movie footage. Highlights of the program include the following: claymation showing the formation of the mountain; discussion of Hazard Stevens's and Philamon Van Trump's discovery of the mountain in May 1792; reenactment of the 1870 climb to the summit; the mountain's designation as a National Park; activities on the mountain in the 1920s and 1930s; Paradise Ice Caves; history of skiing and other activities on the mountain; 1969 time-lapse photography of the movement of the Nisqually Glacier..."

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
King Broadcasting Company
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

mountaineering geology history educational video

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1979
Status Released
Language EN
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Cast

Steve Exe
Steve Exe

Self

Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy

Self

Floyd W. Schmoe
Floyd W. Schmoe

Self

Key Crew

Al Stenson
Director