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The Cannon family runs the High Chaparral Ranch in the Arizona Territory in 1870s.

The Macahans, a family from Virginia, headed by Zeb Macahan, travel across the country to pioneer a new land and a new home in the American West.

A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.

An ex-army scout is hired by ranchers to kill cattle rustlers but he gets into trouble with the corrupt local officials when he's suspected of killing a boy.

Aging cowboy Will Penny gets a line camp job on a large cattle spread and finds his isolated cabin is already occupied by an abandoned woman traveler and her young son.

A skilled flyer but very rebellious young seagull is kicked out of his clan. However, instead of being sad or lonely, he decides to enjoy and explore his newfound freedom.

The exploits of 1910s bounty hunter Thomasine and bandit Bushrod who, after rekindling their old romance, take to robbing banks to survive, stealing from rich whites and sharing their loot with the poor on the harsh frontier.

Three men track down a pack of dobermans and along with a young Native American boy, train the dogs to rob the campaign funds of a politician.

Laurel and Hardy demonstrate the uses of wood in this World War II propaganda film.

Animated short documentary film made to advance the cause of a balanced diet for the benefit of the public health and for the advancement of the American war effort.

A documentary showing the struggle to bring electricity to rural areas of the United States.

Living Soil tells the story of farmers, scientists, and policymakers working to incorporate agricultural practices to benefit soil health for years to come. The 60-minute documentary takes you on a journey from lush landscapes in Oregon, the sun-baked fields of California, the vast green acres of the Midwest, to the waterfront farming and fishing communities in and around the Chesapeake Bay. Each farmer shares a story as unique as the soil they manage with a shared theme that resonates throughout the film: Our soil is a special resource we should all cherish and strive to protect. This documentary was directed by Chelsea Myers of Tiny Attic Productions and produced by the Soil Health Institute through the generous support of The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.

A morale booster film stressing the abudance of American agricultural output.

This educational short is about the positive aspects of crop dusting with chemicals like DDT, which kills harmful insects like the Bollworm who destroy crops.

"Good-bye Mr. Roach" is a 1959 documentary on cockroaches.

An informational film produced to encourage farmers to grow hemp for the war effort during WW2. The film details the many industrial uses of hemp, including cloth and cordage, as well as a detailed history of the plant's use.

Tired of her grueling and unglamorous day-to-day life as a rural housewife, Jane Jones takes a vacation to the city where she stays with her sister Hattie, and her ideals of the city are dispelled.

Celebrated photojournalists explore images of the people and events that helped shape the American experience, and discuss how working with photographs impacts them personally.

The prevention of deliberate and accidental fires as a vital part of the war effort is the subject of this documentary short.

The happy family of Henry Benton, a wholesome farmer, with a large and handsome herd of dairy cattle. A Government inspector tracing an epidemic, suggests a test of the Benton herd, and gives arguments that induce Benton to consent to a tuberculin test. The result of the test shows an appalling condition, and explains the declining health of Benton's beautiful young daughter, who has drunk the milk of a favorite heifer. The clean-up of the farm and Benton's acquirement of a herd of cattle not affected with tuberculosis are results of the inspector's visit. The daughter, however, is not restored to health until after three years in a sanitarium.