The Purple Martin Story
Griggsville Wild Bird Society
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About
Introduction to the Purple Martin, a type of migrating swallow that, because of its voracious appetite for flying insects, was proposed as a mosquito-abatement alternative to dangerous pesticides such as DDT. The film advocates erecting special metal houses, made by film sponsor Trio Manufacturing Company, to attract and protect the birds. The film was co-sponsored by a grassroots community group with the help of the local Jaycees. (Paraphrased from The Field Guide to Sponsored Films, p. 77).
Birdhouses are built and distributed throughout town to invite the Purple Martin to nest and perform district-wide mosquito control.
From title in film: "Filmed at Griggsville, Illinois, the Purple Martin capital of the world"
- Archive
- Internet Archive, in Prelinger Archives
- Licence or status
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- Rights statement
- Not registered for copyright. No notice on film.
- Credit
- Griggsville Wild Bird Society
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- English (automatic)
- Who can watch
- The archive gives no rating. Invisible Network shows it to Tweens profiles and older, judged from its collection and subjects. How films are placed