West by orphan train
Type
Label
West by orphan train
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
West by orphan train
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
60
Summary
It seems incomprehensible that there was a time in America's not-so-distant past when nearly a quarter of a million children from East Coast orphanages were loaded on trains and sent west, where they were presented "for the picking." These children were taken from a sometimes-rough existence to unfamiliar rural settings during an era that lasted from 1854 to 1929
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Subject
Content
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Outgoing Resources
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