Trees (circa 1920s)

Silent film about forests. Forests World War I combat title: "Civilization stands on the firm foundation of wood" Man and woman reading in front of fireplace, 2 separate chairs framing fire, backs to camera Town by river, highway bridge and railroad, hills in background, steam train moving right to left (good) lumber yard train moving barrels crates history of writing shown with examples Chinese men beating fibers to make paper paper mills train lumbering - logging Papermaking processes title: "Clever people, these Chinese!" animated words appearing on screen, denoting different uses for paper people setting forest fires intentionally or by accident title: "All can do their share to keep the trees talking." We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project.