FUR INDUSTRY OF THE U.S., THE Reel 3 · Part 2

Description

Reel 1, fur seals from herds on the Pribilof Islands in Alaska are selected, killed, and skinned. Seal pelts are processed in a St. Louis plant. Silver fox are fed and handled on a farm at Thiensville, Wisconsin. Rabbits are fed on a small farm. Reel 2 shows general views of a raccoon farm and a government fur farm at Saratoga Springs, New York (silver fox, marten, badger). Muskrat and otter are trapped and the skins dried, stretched, and baled. Reel 3, pelts are graded and sold at auction in New York City. Shows fur tanning and dying plants. Fur coats are made.

Collection

Records of the Extension Service

Series

Motion Picture Films