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Fort Apache (1948). B/W. 128 min. Directed by John Ford. w/ John Wayne (Capt. Kirby York), Henry Fonda (Lt. Col. Owen Thursday), Shirley Temple (Philadelphia Thursday), John Agar (2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke). Colonel, unfamiliar with the West, is transferred to the frontier and gets into conflict with Indians, while his pretty daughter finds a husband. Simple story. Some funny elements. The DVD featurette 'Monument Valley: John Ford Country' explains how Ford came to shooting in Monument Valley, UT, and about the Monument Valley trader Harry Goulding, whose lodge and trading post provided housing for the crew, and who was a pivotal contact between Ford and the Navajo Indians. Overall rating 6 out of 10.
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Photography: Histroric Photo Archive maintained by Thomas Robinson, Portland, OR.

Elevated Railroad, NYC, 1890s

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