| A New 190 Mile Formosa Winding Highway | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1641 |
| Catalog #: | 355264 | |
| Clip Number: | 355264-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 030-099-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:21:37 - 00:22:16 | |
| Location: | Formosa, Taiwan | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Labor, Manual CONSTRUCTION: Roads & Highways ENGINEERING: Roads & Highways LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Taiwan (Formosa) PERSONALITIES: Chiang Kai-Shek PERSONALITIES: Chiang Kai-Shek, Madame (Soong Mei-ling) | |
| Description: | Generalisimo and Madame Chiang Kai Shek inspect construction of a new 190 mile highway being hewn out almost entirely by hand labor. Generalisimo and Madame Chiang Kai Shek walking together inspecting the construction of the highway, they pause on a suspension bridge. MCUS - Labors working with pix axes and sledge hammers on the mountain. CUS - Laborer working on the solid rock with a sledge hammer, camera pans in on his face. MS - General Issimo and Madame Chiang Kai Shek walking towards the camera holding hands and smiling. MS - Dignitaries and X-service men who helped build the highway. CUS - General Issimo speaking to the workers and Chinese Dignitaries. | |
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