Nov 27, 1995 · The story of this ambitious and finally controversial effort to rescue poor and homeless children begins in the 1850s, when thousands of ...
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Duration: 57:47
Posted: Apr 4, 2019
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Duration: 1:54
Posted: Nov 15, 2015
Posted: Nov 15, 2015
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Replete with photos, letters and first-hand stories from some of the children who rode the trains in the 1800's this documentary film cannot fail to touch your ...
Duration: 6:34
Posted: Jun 18, 2015
Posted: Jun 18, 2015
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This film was about the work of the Children's Aid Society--a group from New York that placed orphans and destitute kids in homes across America for about 75 ...
This collection of video segments from the West by Orphan Train documentary explores the origins of the movement and the experiences of the young riders through ...
Duration: 1:55
Posted: Nov 23, 2015
Posted: Nov 23, 2015
The Orphan Trains. 1995. 55min. Closed captions available. In 1853, 10,000 homeless children roamed New York City streets. Young minister Charles Loring Brace ...
The story of the Orphan Train, a movement that transported poor and homeless New York City children to rural homes in the Midwest (including Iowa) between ...