This is Progressive Wilkes County, 1948 [VT 128/DVD 50]

From the collections of the State Archives of North Carolina.

DVD.50 is a copy of VT.128, "This is Progressive Wilkes County, 1948." The promotional film takes a positive look at the Wilkes County area with an emphasis on its businesses, schools, churches, and cultural civic advantages, 34 minutes. Copy of VT.128 made August 2009 by Alan Westmoreland, State Archives Photo Lab.

The producer of "This is Progressive Wilkes County," Don G. Parisher, was a well-known and prolific filmmaker who produced at least thirty movies documenting and promoting towns in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida between 1947 and 1965. More information on Parisher and other local filmmakers can be found in this book: Main Street Movies: The History of Local Film in the United States by Martin L. Johnson (Indiana University Press, 2018).