Film celebrating California's centennial. Shot of snow covered mountain at Lassen Volcanic National Park. Shots of waterfall. Shots of mountain range with sheep grazing in foreground. Narrator explains irrigation projects are necessary because of differences in rainfall between the Northwest and Southeast. Narrator mentions Central Valley Reclamation Project. Shots of Shasta Dam across the Sacramento River near Redding. Shot of Friant Dam across San Joaquin River near Fresno. Shot of Hetch Hetchy, "which supplies San Francisco" and many shots of Los Angeles Aqueduct. Shots of children playing in fields with sprinklers. Shots of turkeys. Narrator begins talking about agriculture and farming. Shots of different fruit trees. Shot of woman on ladder picking in an orchard. Shot of lettuce fields.
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