The orphan trains [DVD] / a production of Edward Gray Films, Inc. ; WGBH ; produced and directed by Janet Graham and Edward Gray ; written by Edward Gray.
Format:
[DVD] /
Publisher:
PBS Home Video,
Copyright Date:
c2006
Description:
1 videodisc (approx. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Documentary. Originally produced as an episode of the television series: American experience. Program content: c1995. "PBS"--Container. Host, David McCullough ; narrator, Stacy Keach.
Contents:
Orphans in New York -- An ambitious plan -- Journey to a new life -- The kindness of strangers -- The drifters -- Bad blood -- Success stories -- Mothers and fathers -- The end of orphan trains.
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.