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Reel 1 shows the island of St. Croix, close-ups of charts of statistics on the population of the Virgin Islands, crowds in the streets, tractors clearing land, ground being plowed, houses being constructed, women working in cane fields, and oxen drawing cartloads of cut cane. Reel 2, sugar cane is cut by farmers on St. Croix, is carted to market, and is processed in a refinery. Shows tomatoes, limes, and livestock in the Islands; an experimental cotton crop at the Virgin Islands Agricultural Experiment Station; housing construction; and laborers lined up at a pay window. National Archives Identifier: 11647 Local Identifier: 48.15 Creator(s): Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures. ?- ? (Most Recent) From: Series: Motion Picture Film Documentation of the Diverse Activities of the Department of the Interior, 1916 - 1976 Record Group 48: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1826 - 2009 Details Level of Description: Item Type(s) of Archival Materials:Moving Images This item was produced or created:1936 The creator compiled or maintained the series between:1916 - 1976 Contributors to Authorship and/or Production of the Archival Material(s):Department of the Interior. 1849-, Producer