HAD YOU LIVED THEN. .. AMERICA AROUND 1800 EDUCATIONAL FILM ABOUT 19th CENTURY USA 43924

This color educational film is about Had You Lived Then. .. America Around 1800. It presents an authentic reenactment of the daily life of a family in the early 19th century. Copyright 1969. Opening titles: America Around 1800 (:07:23). A horse and buggy. Painting of Philadelphia around 1800. A small town with farmers. Different areas of the city. A country house. The Wilson Family lived in this six room home adjoining a farm. The bedrooms are shown (:241:53). The Wilson parents slept in a bed with night caps, long night shirts and heavy covers during the winter months. Wash stand. In the winter, water couldn t be left to freeze so the boys had to heat up water and bring it where it needed to go. Hands wash in soap. Water is poured into a barrel. Hands wash in a small bowl. The mother gives a boy a bath in a pot in front of the fire. A flint stone is whacked. Fire in the fireplace, fire is covered with ashes (1:544:16). Fire in fireplace heats water pots. A spill catches a flame an