https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/6020caf2-5884-497d-a776-384ad6c657c6 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Produced by Rockett Pictures, Inc. in collaboration with the United States Ministry of Mines and sponsored by the Richfield Oil Corporation, this 1950 French-language film titled “Le Nevada et Ses Ressources Naturelles” acts as a promotional film for the State of Nevada to a foreign audience. The film is a montage of clips underscoring Nevada’s natural riches and the ways the state has benefited economically and grown from the industries associated with them. According to the film, which was distributed by the United States Information Service, the Spaniards were the first to enter the state’s territory in 1776 but did not stay long due to the tough terrain and hostility from the native population. Nonetheless, during the Westward Expansion, pioneers and explorers came to settle and started to develop the state's silver industry. Due to the sharp decline in the value of silver at one point, this industrial momentum slowed but later returned strong amongst other industries landing the US at the top of the list of global silver producers alongside Mexico, Canada, Australia, Germany, Japan, India, and Burma. Richfield Oil Corp. merged with Atlantic Refining Company in 1966 to form the Atlantic Richfield Company (later renamed ARCO Shot panning nature and plateaus of Nevada (0:37). Map including Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California (1:13). Snow-covered mountain peak (1:24). Arid plain with mountain peaks in the background discussing history of Spaniards in Nevada (1:28). Rock formations and gorges, explorer Henry Tompkins Comstock of the first to settle there (1:52). Shadow of man guiding donkeys (2:28). Cattle pulling prairie wagons (2:39). Montage of industrial prosperity of Nevada that ensued from silver mining (3:04). Newspaper clipping about drop in value of silver (3:51). Abandoned silver mine (4:02). Dilapidated buildings of Virginia City, Nevada including The Brass Rail Hotel (4:13). Cemetery of Nevada (5:01). Dynamite explosion (5:21). Hoover Dam located in the Colorado Canyon between Nevada and Arizona (5:32). Molten copper traveling down river (6:08). Copper being formed into electrical wiring or kitchenware (6:21). White rock traveling on conveyor belt into concrete factory (6:38). Paper making factory (7:20). Factory that utilizes gypsum (7:41). Factory employees fabricating cement (7:44). Beneficial uses of minerals found in Nevada for various industries: petrol, pipes, airplanes (7:59). Plow clearing shrubs (8:16). Man searching for precious minerals (8:20). Miner riding minecart into mine used for tungsten (8:29). Tungsten rocks in mine carts (8:47). Mineral being mixed in a large mixer (8:54). Lightbulbs being packaged (9:10). Dump truck collecting minerals (9:19). Men laying dynamite for explosion (9:56). Process of washing minerals for gold and silver, abandoned silver mines put back into use (10:24). Silver being melted down and fashioned into items (11:00). Zinc mines for making batteries and vats filled with color dyes (11:32). The city of Henderson and industrial sites for refining magnesium (12:15). Nature scenes of Nevada highlighting agriculture (12:43). Farmer leaning on hay stack (13:22). Man measuring snowfall (13:27). Flowing river with snow-capped mountains in the background (13:42). Fertile farmland that was once arid land thanks to the construction of the Hoover Dam (14:22). Shots of the Hoover Dam (14:25). Farms that benefit from the irrigation systems leading to abundant produce (14:54). Wheat and grain farming (15:24). Turkey and chicken farm (15:38). Cows from dairy farm (16:18). Sheep on a farm (16:35). Cattle being herded through valley by cowboys (17:32). Locomotive train (18:27). Train junction on main city street (18:33). Leather work, craftsman making a horse saddle (18:43). Legislative buildings in Nevada (18:52). Children playing (19:16). Children from rural community learning skills for cattle farming (19:23). Women’s domestic arts: baking and sewing (19:33). Campus of University of Nevada Reno (19:44). Professor teaching class in the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, & Natural Resources (20:01). University’s experimental dairy farm, Gund Ranch (20:08). Building for College of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, lessons by professors (20:14). Historical fair procession down main street of Las Vegas (20:36). Neon lights of Reno, Nevada (20:56). Nature scenes (21:32). This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TDENlH4rpE Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:26:55 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/6020caf2-5884-497d-a776-384ad6c657c6 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.