The Great Plains Trilogy; 17; The Foragers

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Series
The Great Plains Trilogy
Episode Number
17
Episode
The Foragers
Producing Organization
University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus)
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/512-f47gq6rz64
NOLA Code
GPTR
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Description
Episode Description
The poverty-stricken peoples of 2000 B.C. to 500 A.D.the story of their changing fortunes revealed by buried fireplaces and other finds. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
The fascinating story of the origin of the universe and the formation of the earththe earths changing face during thousands of millions of year... how we know the age of prehistoric fossils... the development of the first forms of life... how fossil bones are collected and prepared... the entertaining story of animals that lived on the Great Plains as far back as 350 million years ago, and up to the coming of early man during the Ice Age. The first two seasons of this series are presented by Dr. C. Bertrand Schultz, professor of geology and director of the University of Nebraska State Museum. Nationally renowned for his articles on geology, vertebrate paleontology, and early man in America, Dr. Schultz has led significant expeditions in eleven states and is a research associate for Frick Laboratory, American Museum of Natural History, New York City. Guests throughout the series include Dr. Benjamin H. Burma, associate professor of geology and curator, invertebrate paleontology, University of Nebraska Museum; Newell Joyner, naturalist-guide at the Museum; Lloyd G. Tanner, assistant curator, vertebrate paleontology at the Museum; Thompson M. Stout, assistant professor of geology; Dr. Richard L. Threet, assistant professor of geology; Dr. A.L. Lugn, professor of geology; and Henry Reider, preparatory, University of Nebraska State Museum. The 39 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded on film. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Asset type
Episode
Topics
Education
History
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
Host: Schultz, C. Bertrand
Producing Organization: University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2316251-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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Citations
Chicago: “The Great Plains Trilogy; 17; The Foragers,” Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 5, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-f47gq6rz64.
MLA: “The Great Plains Trilogy; 17; The Foragers.” Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 5, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-f47gq6rz64>.
APA: The Great Plains Trilogy; 17; The Foragers. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-f47gq6rz64