Budget Films

Stock Footage

Idaho Gold Strike Montage

A man digs in a creek. Closeup of hand scanning rocks in pan underwater. Newspaper headline announcing gold strike in Idaho. Shots of picks and shovels digging into rocky soil. Two shots of water poured atop rocks in cradle. Two shots of feet running through creek. Closeup of gold poured from sack onto scale. Two shots of men cutting lumber with whipsaw. Cowboy on horseback trails cattle herd. Woman in coolie hat carries green vegetables in baskets balanced on beam across shoulders. Shot in gorgeous Kodachrome.



IdentifierCLIP-11194
Duration50 sec
GenreDocumentary
Date1950's
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