
1995
Discover the "character" of one of Missouri's oldest tie and lumber operations through this archival black-and-white film that documents one of the last railroad tie drives on the Black River made by the T.J. Moss Tie Company of St. Louis in the 1920s. Thanks to release of the film by the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation, the rare footage in "Stamp of Character" takes us through the entire process of making railroad ties, at a time when forests covered almost two-thirds of the state. The original silent motion picture was shown in movie theaters as an advertisement by the T.J. Moss Tie Company. Using digitally edited narration and realistic sound effects, this video makes the past live again.

Joneal Joplin
Narrator (voice)

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Cavalcade of San Francisco

The Oyster Gardener

Pather Panchali

Another Side of the Forest

Battle for the Trees

London's Railways in the 1960s

A Farewell to Ozark

Legends of Great Outdoors Colorado

She's a Railroader

Legacy

Corals’ Last Stand

Paper Moon Rise

A Life's Work

The Platypus Guardian

Wildlife in the Rockies

The Ghost and the Darkness

Mother Earth

Jack & Pete Tell It All

Visiting St. Louis