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Publisher
Lifetouch Media Productions
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Lake Tahoe is an ever-changing scene. Tahoe Maritime Memories captures the story of boating on the lake through the years. Mercury: the Legacy Lives is the story of the legendary aluminum boat, the Mercury. This DVD contains both of these stories, plus some great bonus features including never before seen footage of the Mercury & Hornet boats in action and other vintage footage from the Tahoe Maritime Museum archives"
Publisher
Lake Tahoe Historical Society
Pub. Date
[200?]
Language
English
Description
The first section was presented at San Francisco's 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition. The second section was filmed in the 1930s as a promotional film promoting Lake Tahoe as a resort destination. --Container insert..
Publisher
Sierra State Parks Foundation
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Language
English
Description
Based on diaries and letters of the Donner Party families, this video is shown daily to audiences in the Emigrant Trail Museum which opened its doors to the public in September 1962 on the site of the tragic Donner Party Camps of 1846-47. Depicts life on the trail as the pioneers lived it in the mid-1800s as they struggle to survive the terrible winter.
Series
Publisher
Nev. Dept. of Cultural Affairs
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"This documentary leads viewers on a tour of the stunning cove of Glenbrook, where remnants of the logging heyday are still visible on the banks and along the beaches. Historic Preservation Officer Ron James gives an overview of the logging operation and its tie-in with the mines of Virginia City. Bill Bliss, great-grandson of logging magnate Duane Bliss, walks the banks of the cove with for an insider's tour of what remains of the piers and mills....
Publisher
Sierra State Parks Foundation
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"Explore the rich history of the Tahoe area in a wonderful visual adventure. The Story of Tahoe Part One begins in 1844, when a lost, starving expedition discovers the native Washoe people's most precious jewel: Lake Tahoe. From there, logging industry booms at Tahoe, tourism flourishes with the railroad industry, and historic estates are built all around the lake. Part II picks up again at the turn of the century. The 1900s find Tahoe ravaged by...
Publisher
Sierra State Parks Foundation
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
a"Explore the rich history of the Tahoe area in a wonderful visual adventure. The Story of Tahoe Part One begins in 1844, when a lost, starving expedition discovers the native Washoe people's most precious jewel: Lake Tahoe. From there, logging industry booms at Tahoe, tourism flourishes with the railroad industry, and historic estates are built all around the lake. Part II picks up again at the turn of the century. The 1900s find Tahoe ravaged by...
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"You are about to take a flight through and around Lake Tahoe, viewing the landscape as earth scientists. See evidence of extreme events: earthquakes that formed steep cliffs, a volcanic mountain range that closed off the valley, glaciation that gouged canyons and dammed the outlet, droughts that lasted over a thousand years, and an underwater landslide that caused a huge, destructive tsunami, recreated by computer simulation. Our appreciation of...
10) The Nevada experience #205: Vikingsholm ; Volunteer firemen of the Comstock ; The Carson City mint
Series
The Nevada experience volume 205
Publisher
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
[1991].
Language
English
Description
Part one concerns the castle "hidden at the base of Eagle Falls on the shore of Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe" and its "owner Mrs. Lora Knight and about the lifestyle of the social elite of the 1920's." Part two "traces the history of volunteer fire departments during the Comstock era. Subjects covered include early fire fighting equipment, fire fighting techniques, the social aspects of volunteer fire companies, and the rivalry that developed among the...
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