Bibliograph

The orphan trains, a production of Edward Gray Films, Inc. ; WGBH ; produced and directed by Janet Graham and Edward Gray ; written by Edward Gray

Type

Label

The orphan trains, a production of Edward Gray Films, Inc. ; WGBH ; produced and directed by Janet Graham and Edward Gray ; written by Edward Gray

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

TV parental guidelines rating: Not rated

Main title

The orphan trains

Oclc number

68941085

Responsibility statement

a production of Edward Gray Films, Inc. ; WGBH ; produced and directed by Janet Graham and Edward Gray ; written by Edward Gray

Runtime

Summary

Examines the efforts of the Children's Aid Society in New York, organized by minister Charles Loring Brace, which from 1853 to 1929 sent over 100,000 unwanted and orphaned children from the city to homes in rural America

Table Of Contents

Orphans in New York -- An ambitious plan -- Journey to a new life -- The kindness of strangers -- The drifters -- Bad blood -- Success stories -- Mothers and fathers -- The end of orphan trains

Technique

live action

Classification