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| Title | Confrontation at Hidalgo |
| Creator | Haight, James (director)
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| Contributor | Wleczyk, Bennie (panelist)
Oldag, Ben (panelist)
Wright, Susan (moderator)
Wrigley, Deborah (narrator)
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| Description | In March of 1978, a small group of American farmers launched a protest at the international bridge at Hidalgo. They were concerned about the impact of low-cost imported produce. This film discusses the issue of foreign grown produce and meat products from the perspective of the American small farmer.This film runs best using Apple's QuickTime video software. If you do not have this application on your computer it can be downloaded at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ |
| Date | 1978 |
| Publisher | KUHT Houston; KGBT-TV News, Harlingen |
| Genre | Documentaries
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| Subject (Name) | KUHT Houston
Briscoe, Dolph
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| Subject.Topical (AAT) | farmers
food
labor
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| Subject.Topical (LCSH) | Farm produce
Produce trade
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| Subject.Topical (TGM) | Ranchers
Cattle
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| Subject (Geographic) | Hidalgo, Texas
Houston, Texas
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| Tags | video; film; movie |
| Original Collection | KUHT Collection, 1950-2000 | University of Houston Libraries http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=157&q=kuht |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Use and Reproduction | This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please use the citation button above. To request higher resolution images, please use the Request High Res button above. |
| File name | confrontation_at_hidalgo1978.m4v |
| Black & white or color | Color |
| Run Time | 1:00:54 minutes |
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